MAP, ONA and PVT Inburgering: Which One Do You Need?

MAP, ONA and PVT are not three names for the same exam. MAP is the municipality-run Module Arbeidsmarkt en Participatie under Wet inburgering 2021. ONA is the older labour-market orientation exam for many Wet inburgering 2013 and voluntary-integration cases. PVT is the participatieverklaringstraject, where you learn about Dutch core values and sign the participation declaration.

• Check your law first. DUO says the exams you need depend on whether you integrate under Wet inburgering 2013 or Wet inburgering 2021.
• MAP belongs to Wet inburgering 2021. Your PIP and Mijn Inburgering show whether you must do MAP, and your gemeente arranges it.
• ONA usually belongs to Wet inburgering 2013 or voluntary integration. It uses a portfolio and either a 64-hour ONA course or a final interview.
• PVT is separate from both MAP and ONA. It is about Dutch core values and signing the participation declaration.
• Do not book everything through DUO. MAP and PVT go through the gemeente. ONA is arranged through Mijn Inburgering or DUO forms.
• Costs and fines differ. As of May 2026, DUO lists MAP and Wi2021 PVT as free, ONA as EUR 40, and late PVT/MAP fines as EUR 340.