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Field PhrasebookNetherlands
Your requirement, your survival kit, and a few minutes of practice a day. Every requirement line links to its source.
Citizenship · your goal
A2in Dutch
Recommended official exam: Naturalisation test
Civics / knowledge test also required
B1 proposed, not in force (secondary)
Secondary source(opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 21, 2026 · not yet confirmed on an official page
Permanent residence
B1in Dutch
Recommended official exam: Inburgering exam
Civics / knowledge test also required
B1 under 2021 Act; A2 under older regime (secondary)
Secondary source(opens in a new tab)Checked Oct 21, 2026 · not yet confirmed on an official page
Dutch is planned for rollout wave 2.
Guide plays the clerk, landlord or neighbour for one scenario and corrects your Dutch as you go. It practises language only — it won't answer visa, legal or tax questions.
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Native speakers from Netherlands teaching the language as it's really spoken there — plus the everyday know-how of the place. Locals is opening in stages; tell us you're interested and we'll open Netherlands sooner.
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