Choosing an inburgering school: who chooses, loans, and questions to ask
Find out if you choose your own school, why Blik op Werk matters, and what to ask before signing a course contract.
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- By Inburgering.org team (Editorial team)
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- Reviewed by Kirill Svavolia (Editorial review)
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Choosing an inburgering school starts with one question: are you allowed, or required, to choose it yourself? Under the Wet inburgering 2021, asylum status holders normally have their school and course arranged by the gemeente (municipality). Family migrants and most people under the old Wet inburgering 2013 usually choose a school themselves. If you use a DUO loan, choose a school listed on zoekinburgerschool.nl with the Blik op Werk quality mark.
What is the safest way to choose an inburgering school?
First check your DUO letter, PIP or municipality instructions to see who is responsible for choosing. If you must choose yourself, start with zoekinburgerschool.nl, compare only approved schools, ask for the full price and weekly lesson hours in writing, and do not sign until you understand the course level, class size, schedule, cancellation rules and whether DUO can pay the school directly.
Key Points
- An asielstatushouder (asylum status holder) under Wet inburgering 2021 normally does not choose the school; the gemeente arranges this.
- A gezinsmigrant (family migrant) under Wet inburgering 2021 usually chooses and pays for the school, but the gemeente decides the learning route in the PIP.
- People under Wet inburgering 2013 usually choose their own course and should check Mijn Inburgering for the required exams.
- If you want to use a DUO loan, the course must be at an approved school on zoekinburgerschool.nl.
- DUO loan money is not paid into your bank account. DUO pays the course or exam provider, and that amount becomes your loan.
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