Who is this website intended for?

This website is intended for people that want to prepare themselves for the Civic Integration Examination Abroad. Passing the examination is one of the conditions to be met in order to obtain an Authorisation for temporary stay (mmv) for some foreigners who intend to live in the Netherlands for a longer period of time. You can check whether you have to take the examination on the website of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).

For detailed information about this examination, please see www.inburgering.net (in Dutch).

You can prepare yourself for the Civic Integration Examination. This material can be found in the ‘Coming to the Netherlands’ package. You can choose yourself how you would like to be introduced to the Dutch language. This website will provide you with some ideas.

This website provides information on the above mentioned package, i.e. what it contains and how to use it. You can also find several tips on how to prepare yourself for the examination.