Can you take the inburgering exam parts on different days?

Can I take the exam parts on different days?

Yes. For KNM, ONA and the A2 language exams, inburgeren.nl tells you to log in to Mijn Inburgering and choose the date and the place of the exam. You do this for each exam you book, so every part can have its own day.

Which exams you need depends on your route and on the law you fall under. Your PIP (your personal integration plan) and Mijn Inburgering show them. On the A2 level the exams are Lezen (reading), Luisteren (listening), Schrijven (writing), Spreken (speaking) and KNM (knowledge of Dutch society). Under the 2013 law, ONA (orientation on the Dutch labour market) can be one of them too.

The parts are not the same length. On the A2 level Lezen takes 65 minutes, Luisteren 45, Schrijven 40 (with pen and paper), Spreken 35 (on a computer) and KNM 45. DUO does not publish a limit on how many parts you may book on one day, or an order you must follow. Choose from the dates Mijn Inburgering offers you.

On the B1 route the language exams are the Staatsexamen Nt2, which you book through DUO's Staatsexamen Nt2 pages, not in Mijn Inburgering. KNM is booked in Mijn Inburgering either way.

How do I book one exam part?

1. Log in to Mijn Inburgering with your DigiD.
2. Choose the exam, then its date and its place.
3. Pay with the invoice DUO sends you, or with iDEAL. DUO only sends your exam letter once it has your payment.
4. You get a confirmation by email and by letter. About 1 week before the exam, DUO sends a letter with the place, the date and the time.

Can't log in to Mijn Inburgering? Use the paper form 'Aanmelding inburgeringsexamen' on the same page of inburgeren.nl. If you book by form, the letter with your date comes within 3 weeks after you paid.

Book well ahead. inburgeren.nl warns that it can take more than 6 weeks before you can sit an exam.

Moving or cancelling a date: the 7 day rule

Since November 2025 you can change the place or the date of an A2 exam up to 1 week before the exam. Before that the limit was 14 days. DUO's exam rules, which cover KNM and ONA too, give the same 7 days.

• Change it yourself in Mijn Inburgering. This only works if you also booked through Mijn Inburgering.
• Or write to DUO Servicecentrum Inburgering, Postbus 764, 9700 AT Groningen, and ask for a new date. DUO must have your letter at least 1 week before the exam.
• Cancel up to 1 week before the exam and you get your money back. If the attempt was free for you, you keep that free attempt.
• ONA is the exception: the exam rules say you get no money back when you cancel it.

Missed the 7 days because of a very unusual situation? The exam rules say you can ask DUO for a free exam by letter or email, with proof. DUO must receive it within 10 days after the exam date, and DUO decides.

What does each exam part cost?

Under the 2021 law the five exams cost €250 together; under the 2013 law, with ONA, €290. You pay per exam, so spreading the parts over different days does not change the price. Loans, the B1 route and naturalisation are in our guide on what the exam costs.

Asylum status holders under the 2021 law get the first 2 attempts of each exam for free, unless they take an exam on a lower level than their PIP says. Extra attempts are paid, and DUO does not lend money for them. Other learners pay themselves or borrow from DUO.

Can I retake just one part?

Yes. Every exam gets its own result: passed or not passed ('geslaagd' or 'niet geslaagd'), with a mark for Lezen, Luisteren, Schrijven, Spreken and KNM. If one part does not go well, you book that exam again in Mijn Inburgering, the same way as the first time, and that attempt has its own price.

DUO does not publish a minimum waiting time between two attempts. The calendar is what limits you: the next open date can be more than 6 weeks away, and a result can take weeks. Our guide on how long results take has the times per part.

Keep your deadline in view. inburgeren.nl says you have 3 years to complete your integration, your inburgeringstermijn, and Mijn Inburgering shows when yours started.

How do I plan my study time between dates?

This part is our advice, not DUO's rules.

• If your deadline is close, book Spreken and Schrijven first. Their results can take up to 16 weeks at the moment; the other parts come within 8 weeks.
• Give the nearest exam most of your time in the two or three weeks before it, but keep a little daily practice in the other parts so they don't go cold.
• Decide about each date at least a week before it. After that you can no longer move it or get your money back.
• A few weeks before a part, take DUO's practice exam for it. inburgeren.nl has A2 practice exams for all five parts.
• Keep one list of your dates with the 7 day limit of each, so no deadline slips by.
• After an exam, rest for a day, then switch fully to the next part.