Integrating in Amersfoort

You still live in the asielzoekerscentrum (AZC) and you recently received a residence permit. You already received a message that you will be living in Amersfoort in the near future. An employee of Integratiewerk will invite you as soon as possible for an appointment. During this meeting this employee and you discuss what kind of help you need and what kind of house you qualify for.

The next step is that Integratiewerk will search a house for you in Amersfoort. So you don’t have to search for a house yourself. It may take a while to find a house, because sometimes there are only few houses available. In that case you have to wait before it is your turn. That is no fun and it might request your patience. If you have urgent questions that cannot wait, you can reach Integratiewerk by the phone number: 033-4619520 or e-mail: info@integratiewerk.nl.

Because living in the Netherlands and Amersfoort is new to you, the municipality of Amersfoort wants you to receive help. That is why you will have a contact person at Integratiewerk. An employee of Integratiewerk will invite you as soon as possible for an appointment, to meet and also to agree on what kind of help you will receive. The integration process will still be seen as your own responsibility.

The law requires you to commit yourself and to participate in society. Your contact person will help you to take the steps to eventually be able to do things yourself.

If you moved here from the AZC you will also receive help with finding your way in Amersfoort. You will be assisted with things like organizing a family doctor, insurances, school for your children, taxes, post, etc. If you are not invited to an appointment yet, but you do have urgent questions that cannot wait, you can reach Integratiewerk by the phone number: 033-4619520 or e-mail: info@integratiewerk.nl.

Together with your contact person of Integratiewerk you make a plan based on your personal situation. This is called Persoonlijk plan Inburgering en Participatie (PIP), meaning that it is your own personal plan. 

What integration actually means is different from person to person. Together with your contact person of Integratiewerk you make a plan based on your personal situation. This is called Persoonlijk plan Inburgering en Participatie (PIP), meaning that it is your own personal plan. In this document is written what you have to do and what the end results need to be.

It will state how you will learn the language and how you will prepare to find a job in the future. But it is also about getting to know your new neighbourhood, about health, and financial education for example. The plan is mandatory. That is why it is important to make a good suitable plan and that takes time and probably several meetings with your contact person. Together you will speak about the whole process. From where you will start until what you want to achieve, start to end. After the plan is made and signed your integration will start. The goal is that you will feel more and more at home in Amersfoort and that you will become independent and know your way around. Throughout the timeframe of the process your contact person will help you if necessary.