Homeless or staying in a shelter

Are you, or have you been, homeless? Sometimes you can get extra time for the time you were homeless. The maximum is 2 years.

Are you staying in a shelter for victims of domestic abuse

These shelters may have different names, for instance ‘blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuis’, ‘vrouwenopvang’ or ‘Oranje Huis’.

? Or did you stay in such a shelter? Then you may also get extra time for the time you stayed there.

Conditions

• You were homeless for more than 3 consecutive months. Or you stayed in a shelter for more than 3 consecutive months.
• This happened during your integration period.
• Your integration period started at least 2.5 years ago.

Apply

1. Complete the ‘Verlenging inburgeringstermijn door dakloosheid of verblijf in blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuis’ form.
2. Include proof that you were homeless or stayed in a shelter.
3. Send the form and the proof to DUO by post.
4. DUO decides if you get extra time. You will receive a notice within 8 weeks.

• Aanvragen verlenging inburgeringstermijn door dakloos of verblijf in 'Blijf van mijn lijf' huispdf, 99kb