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The aim of Dutch integration policy is to have everyone in the Netherlands, including newcomers, feel a sense of community with each other and involvement with the Netherlands. The government wants people who settle in the Netherlands to take part in Dutch society regardless of where they come from or what they believe in.
Immigrants who settle in the Netherlands must speak the language and be familiar with Dutch society. Municipalities will actively approach them so that they can take a civic integration course that matches their abilities.
News
Leers: registration of migrants’ ethnic origin is necessary
There is an ongoing requirement for facts and figures in order to monitor the position of migrants in Dutch society, according to ...
Experiment with statements of competence for asylum seekers
A government pilot project launched today will make it possible for successful asylum seekers who cannot prove that they passed ...
Government approves ban on clothing that covers the face
The government has reaffirmed the decision to introduce a general ban on wearing clothing that covers the face in public. It ...
Civic integration to become a condition of residence in the Netherlands
The government is making migrants who are obliged to sit the civic integration exam responsible for their own integration into ...
Morocco will not obstruct integration in the Netherlands
The Netherlands and Morocco agree that Dutch nationals of Moroccan origin should integrate into Dutch society. This was the ...
Documents and publications
Integration policy based on Dutch values
The government believes that Dutch society and the values it is based on should be central to integration policy.
Higher standards for civic integration exam abroad
The standard of the civic integration examination abroad is raised. The pass score on the Test in Spoken Dutch (TGN) went up from ...
Press release: Task Force Thuisgeven
The Taskforce Thuisgeven (which means both ‘giving a house’ and ‘being there for someone’) will start on 1 July 2010, as ordered ...
The Limits of 'Live and Let Live'
How Muslim immigration is exposing Dutch tolerance A dear friend of mine, who has worked her whole life as a nurse and doesn't ...
Speech by Minister for European Affairs Frans Timmermans at the Carnegie Foundation
Thank you for your kind introduction. I’m glad to be here to speak to such a knowledgeable audience, and I’m really looking ...
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