Which situation applies to you?

You are an asylum migrant

• You will receive a letter from Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) about your obligation to integrate. Do you no longer have the letter? You can find your personal information in My Integration.
• We guide you through your integration process. You will have a fixed contact person. You will receive an invitation for an introductory interview within a few weeks;
• You will take a learnability test to determine your level;
• We draw up a personal plan based on the interviews and test: the "Plan Integration and Participation (PIP). This contains your goals and what you are going to learn. It also states how we will help you to achieve them;
• You go to a language school to learn Dutch;
• You do activities, such as trainings and workshops;
• You participate, such as through volunteering or work;
• The integration period is up to three years;
• The municipality pays for your integration.

You are a (family) migrant or other migrant

You are a family migrant if you:

• come to live with your partner in Geldrop-Mierlo, and you
• from a country outside the European Union

You must first take a basic Dutch exam at the Dutch embassy in that country. Once you are in the Netherlands, you must integrate within three years. You are responsible for your own integration, but we will help you. 

• You will receive a letter from Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) about your obligation to integrate. Do you no longer have the letter? In My Integration you can see from when you are obliged to integrate.
• We guide you through your integration process. You will have a fixed contact person. You will receive an invitation for an introductory interview within a few weeks;
• You will take a learnability test to determine your level;
• We draw up a personal plan based on the interviews and test: the "Plan Integration and Participation (PIP). This contains your goals and what you are going to learn. It also states how we will help you to achieve them;
• You can learn for integration on your own, but most people do a course at a school. You can find a list of schools where you can do this on the website www.zoekinburgerschool.nl.
• You pay for the course yourself. Possibly with a loan from DUO. You can read more about this on the website inburgeren.nl.