Failed the Inburgering Exam More Than Once: Your Real Options
What to do after repeated failed exams: resits, extra time, A2 downscaling, AGI, adapted exams and when to contact DUO or the gemeente.
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- By Inburgering.org team (Editorial team)
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- Reviewed by Kirill Svavolia (Editorial review)
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If you failed the inburgeringsexamen (civic integration exam) more than once, do not just book the same exam again and hope. First check which law applies to you, how much time is left, and why you are failing. Your real options can include a better resit plan, extra time, a change in your PIP through the gemeente, taking B1 parts at A2 level, an adapted exam, or in some Wi2013 cases an AGI waiver after enough effort.
Quick Answer: What Should You Do After Several Failed Exams?
After repeated failed inburgering exams, check Mijn Inburgering first: which parts are still open, when your deadline ends, and whether you are under Wet inburgering 2013 or 2021. Under Wi2021, contact your gemeente early because your PIP and route are municipal decisions. Under Wi2013, check DUO's extra-time and AGI rules. If illness, disability or a lasting personal situation is the problem, check adapted-exam or ontheffing routes before paying for more attempts.
Key Points
- Failing an exam does not automatically mean a fine. The fine risk starts when you miss your integration deadline without a valid extension or other decision.
- For Staatsexamen NT2 B1 or B2, you can register for a resit only after you have received the result showing that you did not pass that component.
- Under Wi2021, the gemeente owns your PIP. If B1 is too hard after serious effort, ask the gemeente about A2 downscaling or route support.
- Under Wi2013, AGI is the main effort-based waiver. It is not for Wi2021 candidates.
- Extra time is often more realistic than a waiver. DUO lists several reasons, including illness, literacy courses, childbirth, homelessness, school or gemeente delay, and enough course hours plus exam attempts.
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