Inburgering in Amsterdam: the municipality, your plan and the exam location

If you live in Amsterdam and integrate under the 2021 law, the gemeente Amsterdam gives you a contact person, a broad intake and a personal plan (PIP). DUO runs the exams. DUO's Amsterdam exam location is at Joan Muyskenweg 25A, near metro station Overamstel.

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The short answer

Inburgering works the same way in every Dutch municipality, but each one organises its own part. Here is how it works in Amsterdam, from the pages of the gemeente Amsterdam and DUO.

This guide explains official public information, checked on 14 November 2026. It is not legal advice. Your letters from DUO and the gemeente Amsterdam decide what applies to you.

DUO decides if you have to integrate, and sends you a letter.
Under the Wet inburgering 2021, the gemeente Amsterdam guides you: a contact person, a broad intake and a personal plan (PIP).
If you came as a family migrant, you choose your own language school and pay for lessons and exams yourself. You can often borrow the money from DUO.
If you are an asylum status holder, the municipality pays for your course and your first 2 exam attempts.
You take KNM and the A2 exams at DUO's exam location in Amsterdam, Joan Muyskenweg 25A. The Staatsexamen NT2 (B1 and B2) is at the same address.

Who does what

Several organisations are part of your inburgering. Knowing who does what saves time when you have a question.

DUO: decides that you have to integrate, sends the letters, runs the exams and gives you the diploma. You log in to Mijn Inburgering with DigiD.
Gemeente Amsterdam: under the 2021 law, does the broad intake, makes the PIP with you and guides you during your inburgering.
Your language school: teaches the course. Only schools listed on zoekinburgerschool.nl count for a DUO loan.
IND: decides on residence permits and naturalisation. You apply for naturalisation at your municipality, and the IND decides.

Who does what in the Netherlands →

Family migrants: the 4 steps in Amsterdam

The gemeente Amsterdam describes inburgering for family migrants under the 2021 law in 4 steps:

Step 1, meeting your contact person: you get a contact person at the municipality and an invitation for a conversation. You also do a short online learnability test. It shows how you learn best and which route suits you. It is not a language test.
Step 2, your personal plan: together with your contact person you make your Personal Integration and Participation Plan (PIP). It has your learning route and the agreements about your inburgering. The routes take 1 to 3 years, depending on what you need.
Step 3, starting: you learn Dutch at a language school or in another way. You also get information about working in the Netherlands and a course about standards and values in the Netherlands.
Step 4, finishing: you finish with an exam or a final conversation. Then you get a diploma or a certificate.

Choosing a school and paying

As a family migrant in Amsterdam, you choose your own language school. Your contact person can help you choose. You pay for the lessons and exams yourself. Kora does not recommend schools.

You can often borrow from DUO for the course and the exams. DUO pays the school or the exam directly. The money does not go to your bank account.
You can only borrow for a course at an approved school. You can find them on zoekinburgerschool.nl.
Each A2 language exam and KNM costs 50 euro, according to inburgeren.nl. Each part of the Staatsexamen NT2 costs 50 euro, or 200 euro for all four, according to DUO.
Under the 2021 law, the PVT (participation statement) is free. You do the MAP (labour market module) at the municipality, also for free.

Asylum status holders in Amsterdam

For asylum status holders who have to integrate under the 2021 law, the gemeente Amsterdam describes a different start:

The municipality invites you for a conversation, when you still live in the asylum centre (azc) or shortly after you move to Amsterdam. That starts the broad intake, a period of 10 weeks.
During that time you follow Taalstart, an intensive language course of 6 weeks. Your language level and how you learn are looked at.
You do a learnability test (leerbaarheidstoets). You do not need to practice for it.
At the end you get a report and advice about the route that suits you best. Then the PIP is made with you.
The municipality pays your course. The first 2 attempts at each exam are free, according to inburgeren.nl.

gemeente Amsterdam: integration for status holders from 2022 ↗

After your PIP: the second letter from DUO

inburgeren.nl explains what happens next, in every municipality. Once your PIP is ready, DUO sends you another letter. It says from which date you have to integrate. From then on you have 3 years.

Mijn Inburgering and your PIP show which exams you need to take.

How long does inburgering take? Deadlines and extra time →

Under the 2013 law

Did you already have to integrate before 1 January 2022? Then the Wet inburgering 2013 applies to you. Rijksoverheid says you arrange your inburgering yourself under that law. Municipalities can help this group, for example with personal guidance. Your exams are at A2 level or higher.

My residence permit is from before 2022 →

Where you take the exam in Amsterdam

DUO has exam locations in six cities. In Amsterdam, KNM and the A2 language exams are here:

Address: Joan Muyskenweg 25A, 1096 CJ Amsterdam.
Open Monday to Friday, 9.00 to 16.30.
By public transport: metro station Overamstel is across the road. Take metro 50 or 51, and use the exit 'Joan Muyskenweg'.
You cannot always park there by car. DUO has no parking spaces of its own. All locations are accessible by wheelchair.
The Staatsexamen NT2 (B1 and B2) is at the same address, according to DUO.
The other DUO locations are in Eindhoven, Rijswijk, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Zwolle. You choose the date and place yourself in Mijn Inburgering.
Register early. DUO says it can take more than 6 weeks before you can take the exam.

Where to get help

Not sure who to ask? These are the official contacts and the free help that inburgeren.nl points to.

Questions about your intake, your PIP or your contact person: the gemeente Amsterdam. Its general phone number is 14 020, and there is a contact form on amsterdam.nl.
Questions about your letter, your deadline, exams or a loan: DUO, through the contact page on inburgeren.nl.
Extra practice and free help: inburgeren.nl points to the public library, oefenen.nl, netinnederland.nl, hetbegintmettaal.nl and lezenenschrijven.nl.

What you can do now

Check Mijn Inburgering for your exams and your deadline. Keep your PIP close: it says which route you are on. If you have to take exams, register early.

Kora lets you practice every exam part in the exam format, with explanations in your own language. It shows what you practiced and what you got right. It cannot tell you if you will pass. Kora is independent and not part of DUO or the gemeente Amsterdam.

Questions

Where is the inburgering exam in Amsterdam?

At DUO's exam location, Joan Muyskenweg 25A, 1096 CJ Amsterdam, across from metro station Overamstel (metro 50 and 51). It is open Monday to Friday, 9.00 to 16.30. The Staatsexamen NT2 is at the same address.

Who makes my PIP in Amsterdam?

Under the 2021 law, you make your PIP together with your contact person at the gemeente Amsterdam, after the broad intake. The PIP sets your learning route and the agreements about your inburgering.

Does the gemeente Amsterdam pay for my course?

For asylum status holders under the 2021 law, the municipality pays the course and the first 2 attempts at each exam. Family migrants pay for lessons and exams themselves, and can often borrow from DUO.

Can I choose my own language school in Amsterdam?

As a family migrant, yes. The gemeente Amsterdam says you choose your own school, and your contact person can help. For a DUO loan, the school must be on zoekinburgerschool.nl.

Who do I call with questions?

For your intake and PIP, the gemeente Amsterdam (14 020). For your letter, deadline, exams or loan, DUO through inburgeren.nl.

Official sources

General information, not legal advice. Your letters from DUO and your municipality decide what applies to you.

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