Civic integration

What you need to know

If you have a residence permit, the moment you received the permit determines how your integration process will be organised:

• If you come from a country outside the European Union, integration is required by law. In that case, you will receive a letter from DUO (Implementation of Education Service)
• If your residence permit was issued after 2022, then the municipality will organise your integration process
• If your residence permit was issued before 2022, then you are responsible for arranging your integration process yourself

Residence permits issued after 1 January 2022

Starting from 1 January 2022, municipalities will support people who are required to complete the integration process. The City of Leidschendam-Voorburg also organises this process for residents of the cities of Wassenaar and Voorschoten.

• You will receive an invitation for an introduction interview, and you will take a test to determine the best way for you to complete the integration process
•  This is also known as the ‘learning potential test’
• We will then draw up an Integration and Participation Plan for your integration together. This plan states whether you need to take exams, and which exams you need to take
• The city integration consultant will assist you with the integration process
• You must complete your integration process within 3 years
• You will also receive an invitation for the Participation Statement course. During this course, you will become acquainted with the Netherlands’ rules, and how you must follow these rules

Residence permits issued before 1 January 2022

• You are responsible for your own integration process
• You received your residence permit between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2021
• For more information about arranging your integration process yourself, please visit the website: www.inburgeren.nl