The 20-minute routine: what to study each day of the week
Twenty minutes a day beat three hours on Saturday. The routine in four phases, which module to study on each day of the week, and what to do when you miss a day.
Read article →Basisexamen A1 Mock Exam: How to Train in the Official Format
What a mock exam needs to have to be useful, how to train each of the three parts with a timer, and how many to do before the exam day.
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Passed. And now? From the MVV visa to the BSN
Did you pass the Basisexamen A1? The actual timelines up to the MVV visa, how the application with the IND proceeds, what awaits you upon arrival, and how to obtain the BSN at the municipal office.
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How to study for the Basisexamen from scratch
Study plan from scratch for the Basisexamen inburgering A1: where to start, the mistake that makes most people lose months, and how to train the part that most people fail.
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What does it cost and how to register for the Basisexamen
What does the Basisexamen inburgering buitenland cost, how to register with DUO step by step, appointment deadlines, and what to bring on the day of the exam at the embassy.
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What is the Basisexamen inburgering buitenland
The civic-integration exam that the Netherlands requires before the MVV visa: what is covered in KNS, Lezen, and Spreken, how the test at the embassy works, and why it exists.
Read article →MVV Netherlands: the step-by-step guide — visa, A1 exam and timelines (2026)
The complete MVV visa path to the Netherlands: requirements, the A1 civic-integration exam, costs, timelines and the correct order of steps up to the permit.
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