🇳🇱 Wet inburgering 2021 · B1-route
Dutch for inburgering — what the 2021 law actually asks of you
The Wet inburgering 2021 changed the default level from A2 to B1 and reorganised the routes. The result is that most people now sit the Staatsexamen NT2 Programma I, plus a knowledge exam and two municipal modules.
⭐ B1 is the default. Afschalen to A2 is allowed only after demonstrable effort — typically 600 or more hours of NT2 tuition at a Blik op Werk-certified provider.
What you actually sit
- Language — on the B1-route, the Staatsexamen NT2 Programma I. Not a separate inburgering exam.
- KNM — Kennis van de Nederlandse Maatschappij, 45 minutes at DUO.
- MAP — Module Arbeidsmarkt en Participatie, delivered by your municipality: eight themes, at least 40 hours of practical experience, concluded with an eindgesprek. There is no exam.
- PVT — the participatieverklaringstraject, also municipal.
The three routes
- B1-route — the default, language at B1.
- Onderwijsroute — a taalschakeltraject toward a Dutch diploma, also B1. MAP does not apply; study-career guidance replaces it.
- Z-route — 1,600 hours for those for whom B1 is not realistic. No central language exam, and a Z-route certificate alone does not qualify for naturalisation.
What we can and cannot mock
We build mocks for the exams that genuinely exist as tests: the four NT2 language components, the A2 language exams, and KNM. We deliberately do not offer a MAP mock, because MAP is an hours-and-conversation module assessed by your municipality, not a test — anything claiming to simulate it is simulating something that does not exist.
FAQs
Is A2 still allowed?
Yes, as a downgrade after demonstrable effort, and as the standard under the older 2013 law. B1 is the Wi2021 default.
Do asylum status holders pay?
Under Wi2021, no. The municipality funds the course and the first two attempts per component.
Does passing NT2 remove the whole obligation?
It clears the language part, automatically under Wi2021. KNM, MAP and PVT remain.
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Practise the integration exams that exist
NT2 Programma I, Inburgering A2 and KNM mocks.
Start a free Dutch mockMock results are indicative practice scores, not official DUO outcomes. Each component is graded separately against the 500-point pass mark.