▁did ▁not ▁take ▁the ▁course ▁without ▁a ▁valid ▁reason . ▁ ▁The ▁Law ▁on ▁Integr ation , ▁draft ed ▁by ▁R ita ▁Ver don k , ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁( T we ede ▁K amer ) ▁on ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁Senate ▁( E er ste ▁K amer ) ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁It ▁laid ▁the ▁ground work ▁for ▁the ▁current ▁program , ▁which ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁in burger ing . ▁ ▁In burger ing ▁is ▁a ▁requirement ▁for ▁residents ▁who ▁have ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁from ▁countries ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁others ▁in ▁certain ▁circumstances . ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁three - and - a - half ▁years ▁( five ▁years ▁for ▁some ), ▁they ▁must ▁pass ▁an ▁exam ▁that ▁evalu ates ▁various ▁aspects ▁of ▁their ▁integration . ▁The ▁current ▁exam ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁parts . ▁Four ▁measure ▁Dutch ▁language ▁skills ▁and ▁include ▁components ▁that ▁test ▁an ▁imm igr ants ' ▁speaking , ▁listening , ▁writing ▁and ▁reading ▁ab ilities . ▁The ▁fifth ▁tests ▁their ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Dutch ▁society . ▁The ▁sixth ▁portion , ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ass esses ▁their ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁labor ▁market . ▁ ▁The ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁test ▁currently ▁applies ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁new ▁imm igr ants ,