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Integration and citizenship
Integration means being able to participate fully in Dutch society. Integration measures focus on language, education, the labour market and social support for migrants.
For most residence permits for migrants from outside the EU, integration requirements apply. Integration requirements involve learning Dutch and becoming familiar with Dutch society. Many migrants are required to take a civic integration examination in their country of origin before coming to the Netherlands. After five years of residence in the Netherlands, someone can acquire Dutch nationality (page in Dutch) through an option procedure (for certain groups) or naturalisation. In the case of naturalisation, migrants usually have to renounce their original nationality. If someone is stateless, a more flexible arrangement applies for acquiring Dutch nationality after statelessness has been recognised.
Please note: the publications on this page are from July 2024 onwards. For earlier publications, please switch to Dutch (the EMN PDFs of the publications on the Dutch pages are in English). The filter below is in Dutch and will be available in English towards the end of 2026.
EMN inform | Integration, international protection
EMN study on early integration policies for applicants for international protection in EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries.
EMN inform: ‘Early integration of applicants for international protection’
3 August 2026EMN study on early integration policies for applicants for international protection in EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries.
EMN NL ad-hoc query | Integration
Ad-hoc query on promoting participation of beneficiaries of international protection in integration programmes in EU Member States.*
Information request: ‘Incentives aiming at participation in integration activities’
19 March 2026Ad-hoc query on promoting participation of beneficiaries of international protection in integration programmes in EU Member States.*
EMN NL ad-hoc query | International protection
Ad-hoc query on the intended waiting period, after the introduction of the European Migration Pact on 12 June 2026, for asylum seekers to be allowed to work in the different EU Member States.*
Information request: ‘Implementation of the waiting period for access to the labour market under article 17 of the recast reception conditions directive’
11 March 2026Ad-hoc query on the intended waiting period, after the introduction of the European Migration Pact on 12 June 2026, for asylum seekers to be allowed to work in the different EU Member States.*
EMN inform | Integration
EMN–OECD study on existing civic integration courses or training programmes for migrants from non-EU/EFTA countries* (third country nationals) in EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries.
EMN inform: ‘Implementation of measures for civic training as the main tool for integration of third-country nationals’
7 November 2024EMN–OECD study on existing civic integration courses or training programmes for migrants from non-EU/EFTA countries* (third country nationals) in EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries.
EMN NL ad-hoc query | Integration
Information request (ad-hoc query)* on integration requirements for migrants from non-EU/EFTA countries (third countries)** prior to their arrival in one of the EU Member States or EMN Observer Countries.
Information request: ‘Integration requirement prior to admission of third-country nationals for the purpose of residence’
24 October 2024Information request (ad-hoc query)* on integration requirements for migrants from non-EU/EFTA countries (third countries)** prior to their arrival in one of the EU Member States or EMN Observer Countries.
EMN inform | Integration, displaced persons from Ukraine
EMN research into national policies, structures and provisions that promote the labour market integration of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine in EU Member States and the EMN Observer Countries.
EMN inform: ‘Labour market integration of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine’
3 September 2024EMN research into national policies, structures and provisions that promote the labour market integration of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine in EU Member States and the EMN Observer Countries.
EMN inform | Integration
EMN research on the policies of EU Member States and the EMN Observer Countries for monitoring the integration of migrants from non-EU/EFTA countries* (third country nationals).
EMN inform: ‘Monitoring the integration of third-country nationals’
31 July 2024EMN research on the policies of EU Member States and the EMN Observer Countries for monitoring the integration of migrants from non-EU/EFTA countries* (third country nationals).
