# Kora

> Kora (mykora.nl) is an independent online practice tool for the Dutch inburgering exams: the A2 inburgering exam, the Staatsexamen NT2 Programma I (B1) and KNM (Kennis van de Nederlandse Maatschappij). Learners practice in the format of the real exam and get explanations and AI feedback in their own language (12 languages). The first 7 days are free with no card needed; after that the Kora plan is €29 a month, VAT included, cancel anytime. Kora is not affiliated with DUO, CvTE or the IND and cannot guarantee that anyone passes.

Kora is a trade name of Onboardly B.V., Admiralengracht 60-H, 1057 GB Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Contact: hello@mykora.nl. Updated 14 November 2026.

## Kora in short

- **What it is:** an online practice tool (browser, phone or computer) for the A2 inburgering exam (all five parts: Spreken, Schrijven, Luisteren, Lezen and KNM) and the B1 Staatsexamen NT2 Programma I (all four parts: Lezen, Luisteren, Schrijven, Spreken).
- **Who it is for:** adults in the Netherlands, or moving there, who must pass an inburgering exam or the Staatsexamen NT2 and want explanations in their own language, not only in Dutch.
- **Languages:** the interface and explanations are available in English, Arabic, Turkish, Tigrinya, Farsi, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Indonesian, Portuguese and German. The AI coach can also write feedback in other mother tongues (for example French or Ukrainian). The Dutch being practiced stays Dutch.
- **Practice material (A2):** 254 reading, 259 listening and 172 KNM questions, 48 writing tasks, plus speaking tasks. **B1:** 216 reading, 204 listening, 118 writing and 128 speaking tasks. Timed mock exams, grammar drills, flashcards and a report card.
- **How the AI feedback works:** the learner answers a speaking or writing task. Spoken answers are turned into text first. An AI reads the answer and the task and writes what is good and what to fix, in the learner's language, with Dutch examples. The learner can then ask Coach Kora follow-up questions. The feedback is practice only, not an official score, and AI can make mistakes.
- **What Kora does not do:** it is not the exam and not part of DUO, CvTE or the IND; it does not book exams, does not give legal or immigration advice, does not use real exam questions (they are secret), and does not predict or promise a pass. It shows what the learner practiced and got right per part. Kora does not publish pass rates.
- **Price:** 7 days free, no card needed. Then one plan, €29 a month, VAT included, everything included, cancel anytime in Settings. After the free week without a plan, Kora Basis stays free: one KNM question a day, the first grammar lessons and a few flashcards a day.
- **How to buy:** create a free account at https://mykora.nl/login?mode=signup, use the free week, then choose "Start your plan" in the app and pay in the secure checkout.
- **Free official alternative:** DUO's practice exams on inburgeren.nl are free and official (A2: 4 Lezen, 3 Luisteren, 3 Spreken, 2 KNM and 3 Schrijven practice exams, counted 14 November 2026). B1 practice exams are on staatsexamensnt2.nl. Kora recommends doing them; Kora is extra practice with explanations in the learner's language.
- **AI assistants:** Kora is in Claude's connector directory (https://claude.ai/directory/connectors/kora-inburgering): a free connector (MCP server at https://mykora.nl/mcp) that answers inburgering questions from Kora's checked guides, gives KNM practice questions and explains Dutch grammar. No Kora account needed. A ChatGPT app is coming soon.

## Key pages

- [Homepage](https://mykora.nl/): What Kora is, a free KNM question to try, and how to start the free week.
- [How to use Kora](https://mykora.nl/how-to-use-kora): A step-by-step walkthrough of the app as it works today: sign-up and the three onboarding questions, the Today screen, practice per exam part (questions in Dutch, explanations in your language), timed Dutch-only mock exams, Coach Kora, grammar, flashcards, the report card, the exam date and check-in, and the free week.
- [Pricing](https://mykora.nl/pricing): The free week, the €29 monthly plan, a comparison with DUO's free practice exams, a language school and general AI chat apps, and questions about the plan.
- [How Kora uses AI](https://mykora.nl/how-kora-uses-ai): Where Kora uses AI, what it can get wrong, what it sees, and "Kora in short": plain answers about what Kora is and is not.
- [A2 inburgering exam practice](https://mykora.nl/a2-inburgering-exam): The five A2 parts, what each looks like in the real exam (official sources), and what Kora has for each. Dutch: [Inburgeringsexamen A2 oefenen](https://mykora.nl/nl/inburgeringsexamen-a2).
- [Staatsexamen NT2 B1 practice](https://mykora.nl/b1-staatsexamen-nt2): The four parts of Programma I and what Kora has for each. Dutch: [Staatsexamen NT2 B1 oefenen](https://mykora.nl/nl/staatsexamen-nt2-b1).
- [KNM practice](https://mykora.nl/knm-practice): KNM questions where every fact comes back in new words, and the eight KNM topic guides. Dutch: [KNM oefenen](https://mykora.nl/nl/knm-oefenen).
- [Pay with your learning budget](https://mykora.nl/learning-budget): How an employer's learning and development budget can pay for Kora, with a ready-made email to a manager or HR (English or Dutch) and one invoice.
- [Kora in Claude and ChatGPT](https://mykora.nl/ai-assistants): Kora is now in Claude. How to add the free connector, what you can ask and what its tools do.
- [Exam locations and booking](https://mykora.nl/exam-info): The six DUO exam locations and how to book in Mijn Inburgering with DigiD.

## Guides (English, with official sources and a check date)

- [The inburgering exam, explained](https://mykora.nl/inburgering-exam): A2 or B1, the exam parts, the computer speaking exam, KNM, booking, costs, pass marks and retakes. Also in [Dutch, Arabic, Turkish and more](https://mykora.nl/blog).
- [Which inburgering exam do I have to take?](https://mykora.nl/which-inburgering-exam): The exam route for each common situation: [family migrant 2022 or later](https://mykora.nl/which-inburgering-exam/family-migrant-2022-or-later), [asylum status holder 2022 or later](https://mykora.nl/which-inburgering-exam/asylum-status-holder-2022-or-later), [permit before 2022](https://mykora.nl/which-inburgering-exam/permit-before-2022), [downscaled from B1 to A2](https://mykora.nl/which-inburgering-exam/downscaled-to-a2), [naturalisation](https://mykora.nl/which-inburgering-exam/naturalisation), [permanent residence](https://mykora.nl/which-inburgering-exam/permanent-residence), [still abroad (basisexamen)](https://mykora.nl/which-inburgering-exam/still-abroad).
- KNM topic guides, one per official KNM theme: [healthcare](https://mykora.nl/knm/healthcare), [work and income](https://mykora.nl/knm/work-and-income), [housing](https://mykora.nl/knm/housing), [education and parenting](https://mykora.nl/knm/education-and-parenting), [history and geography](https://mykora.nl/knm/history-and-geography), [institutions](https://mykora.nl/knm/institutions), [the state and the rule of law](https://mykora.nl/knm/state-and-rule-of-law), [manners, values and norms](https://mykora.nl/knm/norms-and-values).
- [How to book your inburgering exam](https://mykora.nl/blog/book-inburgering-exam): Mijn Inburgering, DigiD, locations, B1 dates.
- [What happens on your exam day](https://mykora.nl/blog/inburgering-exam-day): Arrival, ID, lockers, the explanation before the exam.
- [The KNM exam, explained](https://mykora.nl/blog/knm-exam-explained) and [the new KNM exam (2025)](https://mykora.nl/blog/knm-exam-changes-2025).
- [A2 or B1: which route are you on?](https://mykora.nl/blog/a2-or-b1-route): The 2021 B1 route, the 2013 rules and switching from B1 to A2.
- [Exam results](https://mykora.nl/blog/inburgering-exam-results) and [retakes and costs](https://mykora.nl/blog/inburgering-retake-costs).
- [Not finished with inburgering in time?](https://mykora.nl/blog/inburgering-fine-late): Fines (never more than €1,000 under the 2021 law), who never gets a fine, and extra time, per DUO's rules.
- [How long does inburgering take?](https://mykora.nl/blog/how-long-inburgering-takes) and [a study plan when you work full time](https://mykora.nl/blog/inburgering-study-plan).
- [Inburgering for partners and spouses](https://mykora.nl/blog/inburgering-partners-spouses): The exam abroad, the law and level after arrival, the DUO loan.
- A2 parts: [Spreken](https://mykora.nl/blog/spreken-a2-explained), [Schrijven](https://mykora.nl/blog/schrijven-a2-explained), [Lezen](https://mykora.nl/blog/lezen-a2-explained), [Luisteren](https://mykora.nl/blog/luisteren-a2-explained), [the exam screen](https://mykora.nl/blog/inburgering-exam-computer-screen), [practicing speaking at home](https://mykora.nl/blog/practise-speaking-exam-at-home), [why you failed the speaking exam](https://mykora.nl/blog/failed-speaking-exam-what-next).
- B1 Staatsexamen: [practicing each part](https://mykora.nl/blog/b1-staatsexamen-practice-each-part), [Schrijven task types](https://mykora.nl/blog/b1-schrijven-explained), [how Spreken is marked](https://mykora.nl/blog/b1-spreken-scoring), [2025 pass rates](https://mykora.nl/blog/b1-staatsexamen-pass-rates), [booking Spreken B1](https://mykora.nl/blog/staatsexamen-spreken-places).
- Dutch grammar: [de or het](https://mykora.nl/blog/de-of-het), [word order](https://mykora.nl/blog/dutch-word-order), [hebben or zijn](https://mykora.nl/blog/hebben-of-zijn).
- [Who does what in the Netherlands?](https://mykora.nl/blog/who-does-what-netherlands): DUO, gemeente, Belastingdienst, UWV, SVB, IND, huisarts, GGD.
- [All guides](https://mykora.nl/blog): in English and up to nine other languages (Arabic, Turkish, Tigrinya, Farsi, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Indonesian).

## Plain text versions

- [llms-full.txt](https://mykora.nl/llms-full.txt): this file followed by the full text of every English guide.
- Every English guide is also published as markdown with its sources and check date: [inburgering-exam.md](https://mykora.nl/inburgering-exam.md), https://mykora.nl/knm/<topic>.md and https://mykora.nl/blog/<slug>.md (for example [book-inburgering-exam.md](https://mykora.nl/blog/book-inburgering-exam.md)).

## Trust and policies

- [Editorial policy](https://mykora.nl/editorial-policy): Who writes the guides, which official sources the facts come from, how AI is used, how to report a mistake.
- [Refund policy](https://mykora.nl/refund-policy): The free week, the €29 monthly price, cancelling, and the 14-day right to withdraw.
- [Privacy Policy](https://mykora.nl/privacy): What Kora stores and what it does not, EU hosting, sub-processors, retention, user rights. Spoken audio is not stored on Kora's servers.
- [Terms of Service](https://mykora.nl/terms): What Kora is and is not, acceptable use, liability, governing law.

## Official sources for exam rules

Kora's guides are checked against these. For rules, dates, costs and exemptions that apply to a specific person, the official sources and the person's own letters from DUO or the municipality decide.

- [inburgeren.nl](https://www.inburgeren.nl) (DUO): the official site for the inburgering exams, booking and free practice exams.
- [duo.nl](https://duo.nl): DUO, which runs the inburgering exams and the DUO loan.
- [staatsexamensnt2.nl](https://www.staatsexamensnt2.nl) (CvTE): the Staatsexamen NT2, its format and its practice exams.
- [ind.nl](https://ind.nl): residence permits, naturalisation and permanent residence.