Employer-supported entry and residence route for authorised work in Jordan.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 2Report facts: 8
Official government source: moi.gov.jo · checked 2026-07-27
Western Asia · Immigration
Jordan
Jordan sits in Western Asia. Its immigration system runs 10 distinct routes — led by investment, work and starting a business, each set out in official law. 9 of them cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
1 further route is recorded for Jordan but not shown here — its details are still under review.
- Immigration routes
- 10across 9 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 9 of 10cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Investment2 of the 10 routes — see them under Investment below
- Region
- Western Asia
- Capital
- Amman
- Population
- 11,520,684
- Official language
- Arabic
- Currency
- JOD
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 10 routes, grouped by purpose — 9 of 10 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
1 route
Investment
2 routes
Fast annual residence for an investor or qualifying senior manager in an eligible Jordanian investment.
Eligibility: 3Documents: 1Process & costs: 1Report facts: 5
Official government source: invest.jo · checked 2026-07-27
Renewable five-year residence for qualifying property ownership, with different thresholds by seller and location.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 7Report facts: 5
Official government source: invest.jo · checked 2026-07-27
Starting a business
1 route
Short business visit for a declared commercial purpose; it does not itself grant employment residence.
Documents: 1Report facts: 7
Official government source: moi.gov.jo · checked 2026-07-27
Study
1 route
Student route supported by a recognised Jordanian educational institution.
Eligibility: 2Documents: 1Report facts: 6
Official government source: moi.gov.jo · checked 2026-07-27
Family
1 route
Annual family residence for an eligible dependant joining a qualifying resident.
Documents: 2Process & costs: 2Report facts: 6
Official government source: moi.gov.jo · checked 2026-07-27
Living from your own income
1 route
Non-working residence route based on a qualifying bank deposit and personal maintenance.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 1Report facts: 10
Short stays and visits
1 route
Short-stay visit route administered through the Ministry of Interior's electronic system.
Documents: 1Report facts: 5
Official government source: moi.gov.jo · checked 2026-07-27
Humanitarian protection
1 route
Information-only protection channel: existing files can renew, but new asylum-seeker registration has been suspended by government decision since 23 January 2019.
Documents: 1Process & costs: 1Report facts: 6
Source pending confirmation: help.unhcr.org · checked 2026-07-27
Medical treatment
1 route
Short entry route for treatment with a Jordanian medical provider.
Documents: 1Report facts: 6
Official government source: moi.gov.jo · checked 2026-07-27
Official sources
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