ONA Inburgering Guide: Portfolio, Course, Interview and Result

ONA means Oriëntatie op de Nederlandse Arbeidsmarkt, or orientation to the Dutch labour market. It is not a language exam. It is an inburgering exam about work and job search in the Netherlands. You usually do ONA only if you integrate under Wet inburgering 2013 or if you integrate voluntarily. The exam has a portfolio with 8 result cards and then either a 64-hour ONA course or a final interview with DUO.

• ONA is mostly an older-route exam. Under Wet inburgering 2021, people usually have MAP instead of ONA.
• The portfolio is the base. You fill in 8 result cards about work, skills, job chances, networking and Dutch work culture.
• DUO does not fill it in for you. DUO says it cannot help with the cards and does not provide example portfolios.
• You choose the second part. After submitting the portfolio, you choose a 64-hour ONA course or a final interview.
• Timing can be long. Portfolio checking can take 6 weeks, an interview can be within 6 weeks after registration, and the result can take up to 8 weeks.
• As of May 2026, DUO lists the ONA exam fee as EUR 40. A 64-hour ONA course has a separate school cost.