Integration test for long-term residents not okay: EU advocate general
10 years, 1 month ago

Integration test for long-term residents not okay: EU advocate general

Dutch News  

The Netherlands may not force people to take an integration test if they have lived in the country for more than five years, the advocate general at the European court of justice in Luxemburg said on Wednesday. The advocate general, Maciej Szpunar, was commenting on cases brought by an American and a New Zealand national, both of whom have refused to take the test. In his statement, the advocate general said countries are allowed to introduce integration measures for long-term residents under EU law. ‘In particular, those measures may not include any obligation to pass an examination relating to social integration,’ the advocate general said.

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Why must some people 'integrate' abroad? judge asks minister
2 years, 1 month ago

Why must some people 'integrate' abroad? judge asks minister

Dutch News  

A judge in Haarlem has told junior justice minister Eric van der Burg to explain why some immigrants are required by law to pass an integration exam abroad while others are allowed to take lessons and the exam in the Netherlands. People from so-called western countries, such as the US, Japan and South Korea, can take the exams once they …

Why must some people 'integrate' abroad? judge asks minister
2 years, 1 month ago

Why must some people 'integrate' abroad? judge asks minister

Dutch News  

A judge in Haarlem has told junior justice minister Eric van der Burg to explain why some immigrants are required by law to pass an integration exam abroad while others are allowed to take lessons and the exam in the Netherlands. People from so-called western countries, such as the US, Japan and South Korea, can take the exams once they …

Integration test for long-term residents not okay: EU advocate general
10 years, 1 month ago

Integration test for long-term residents not okay: EU advocate general

Dutch News  

The Netherlands may not force people to take an integration test if they have lived in the country for more than five years, the advocate general at the European court of justice in Luxemburg said on Wednesday. The advocate general, Maciej Szpunar, was commenting on cases brought by an American and a New Zealand national, both of whom have refused …

Integration exams allowable, social requirement stripped: EU advocate
10 years, 1 month ago

Integration exams allowable, social requirement stripped: EU advocate

NL Times  

Long-term residents may still be compelled to pass a Dutch integration exam, but the exam's content will have to change, said the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union on Wednesday in Luxembourg. A "compulsory examination designed to test language proficiency or knowledge of society does not" meet the goals that integration procedures should represent, a …

Integration tests 'discriminate'
16 years, 10 months ago

Integration tests 'discriminate'

Dutch News  

The Dutch policy of forcing certain categories of immigrants to take special citizenship tests before coming to the Netherlands is discriminatory because it only applies to so-called ‘non-western’ newcomers, according to Human Rights Watch. But immigrants from countries like Turkey, Morocco and China have to pass the language and culture knowledge exam, which costs €350, before their arrival, even if …

Integration tests 'discriminate'
16 years, 10 months ago

Integration tests 'discriminate'

Dutch News  

The Dutch policy of forcing certain categories of immigrants to take special citizenship tests before coming to the Netherlands is discriminatory because it only applies to so-called ‘non-western’ newcomers, according to Human Rights Watch. But immigrants from countries like Turkey, Morocco and China have to pass the language and culture knowledge exam, which costs €350, before their arrival, even if …

Minister slams quality of integration courses
17 years, 11 months ago

Minister slams quality of integration courses

Dutch News  

Compulsory integration courses which most non-EU residents have to go through to qualify for a residency permit are well below standard and fail to achieve their purpose, integration minister Ella Vogelaar told MPs on Thursday. Over half of those taking such a course in 2005 failed to reach the desired standard of Dutch, she said, announcing that her ministry would …

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