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No exam or extra time

  1. Dutch diploma or Dutch education programme
  2. You live and work in the Netherlands
  3. First learn to read and write
  4. Illness, handicap or death
  5. You had a baby
  6. Already tried hard
  7. Other reasons for not integrating in time

You had a baby

Are you a woman? And did you have a baby during your integration period? Then you can get 16 extra weeks to integrate. You can't apply for extra time until 2 and a half years after the start of your integration period.

Apply for extra time

  1. Complete the form 'Aanvraag verlenging inburgeringstermijn bij geboorte kind'.
  2. Send the form to DUO. The address is on the form.
  3. DUO will decide if you are given extra time.
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