KNM Dutch Civic Integration Exam
All 8 KNM themes, on 7 pages
The KNM mistakes you can rule out before the day, argued from DUO’s rules, the exam format and the wording of the end terms, with two trap questions in Dutch and English and a grader.
A day-by-day KNM plan weighted by the end terms (78 end terms, 176 indicators, our counts), the hardest topics up close with two sample questions, and a tracker for all 27 sub-areas.
The civic integration exam abroad from official sources: who must pass it before an MVV, the three parts and their length, the EUR 150 fee, the embassy, results, validity, and a "do I need it" tool.
What the publisher says about the Ad Appel KNM study book, what DUO offers, what neither tells you, and a planner that maps any material onto the official end terms.
How to practise KNM theme by theme in A2 Dutch: what each of the eight themes covers, two sample questions with English translations and a grader, and the end term behind every answer.
Two KNM practice questions in Dutch with English translations, an instant grader, a reason for each answer, when to practise in English or Dutch, and a 48-word Dutch key-term trainer.
The Raad van State rulings stop DUO fines for asylum status holders only. Family and other migrants are still fined and must repay loans. 2013 and 2021 fines, extensions, calculator.
Obliged on or after 1 January 2022 means the 2021 Act; earlier means the 2013 Act. The exams each sets, the main exemptions by law (10/5 years, 600 hours, NT2, diplomas), IND exemptions, a checker.
KNM costs EUR 50 an attempt. How to book in Mijn Inburgering, the six exam locations and the Zwolle move, the 7-day cancellation rule, results in 8 weeks, the digital diploma and retakes.
Most kennismigrants and their partners are not obliged to integrate. But permanent residence and citizenship usually need the integration diploma, KNM included. Rules, exemptions, proposals.
The KNM exam changed on 1 July 2025. The eight themes, every eindterm count, the example indicators by theme, the format, and why practice material written before July 2025 is outdated.
What DUO currently publishes about the KNM knowledge exam: the fee, the 45-minute computer format, the booking lead time, exemptions and the fines position, each traced to inburgeren.nl or duo.nl
