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Jordan · Citizenship by Investment
Jordan grants citizenship through several investment and employment routes. They include new and existing productive projects, newly issued Jordanian company shares, qualifying employment creation, medical and food logistics, and the Amra City project. Some qualifying routes issue a temporary Jordanian passport first and require three years of continued compliance before a citizenship recommendation.
| Type | Tier | Min amount | USD equivalent | Hold | Returnable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment creation Employ 150 Jordanian nationals in the Capital Governorate or 100 in another governorate, registered with Social Security for at least one year before applying and maintained for two consecutive years after citizenship. No minimum investment amount is published for this route. | Employment generation | JOD 0 | $0 | 2 yr | No |
| Business Qualifying average share in eligible fixed and non-current assets over three years. Maintain at least 90% of the applicable Jordanian employment level monthly; average at least 10 Jordanian employees. The existing investment is outside the Capital Governorate. | Existing investment outside Amman | JOD 350,000 | $493,653 | 3 yr | Yes |
| Business At least 10 Jordanian jobs. A temporary Jordanian passport is issued for three years; citizenship is recommended after three years of continued compliance. The new productive project is outside the Capital Governorate. | New productive project outside Amman | JOD 500,000 | $705,219 | 3 yr | Yes |
| Business Qualifying average share in eligible fixed and non-current assets over three years. Maintain at least 90% of the applicable Jordanian employment level monthly; average at least 20 Jordanian employees. | Existing investment in the Capital Governorate | JOD 700,000 | $987,306 | 3 yr | Yes |
| Business At least 20 Jordanian jobs. A temporary Jordanian passport is issued for three years; citizenship is recommended after three years of continued compliance. | New productive project in the Capital Governorate | JOD 700,000 | $987,306 | 3 yr | Yes |
| Business At least JOD 500,000 of new fixed assets and 20% new Jordanian employment opportunities; new investor, not previously in the company registration. Shares are restricted for three years; a temporary passport is followed by citizenship recommendation after three years of compliance. | New shares in an existing productive project | JOD 1,000,000 | $1,410,437 | 3 yr | Yes |
| Shares New shares; no margin financing, pledge, lending or borrowing. Purchase within four months after Ministry of Investment approval. Investment and trading proceeds remain locked for five years. | Newly issued shares in Jordanian companies | JOD 1,500,000 | $2,115,656 | 5 yr | Yes |
| Business At least JOD 1,500,000 per investor in any economic activity and 20 Jordanian jobs. Four-month grace period after operations commence, then temporary passport and citizenship recommendation after three years of compliance. | Amra City project | JOD 1,500,000 | $2,115,656 | 3 yr | Yes |
| Business JOD 3,000,000 per partner; operate for 36 consecutive months and maintain at least 20 Jordanian jobs in the Capital Governorate or 10 outside it. | Medical warehousing and logistics | JOD 3,000,000 | $4,231,312 | 3 yr | Yes |
| Business JOD 3,000,000 per partner; operate for 36 consecutive months and maintain at least 20 Jordanian jobs in the Capital Governorate or 10 outside it. | Food logistics and large-scale warehousing | JOD 3,000,000 | $4,231,312 | 3 yr | Yes |
No fees listed for this program.
The Cabinet amended the investor citizenship criteria on 15 July 2026. The current rules include direct citizenship pathways and pathways that first issue a temporary Jordanian passport; eligibility varies by route, location, employment and compliance period. Investment thresholds converted at the Central Bank of Jordan's peg of USD 1 = JOD 0.709, retrieved 2026-10-09. The lowest stated monetary threshold is JOD 350,000 for an existing investment outside the Capital Governorate; the employment-generation route does not publish a monetary minimum. Property purchases grant residency only and are excluded here. The residence, physical-presence, language, civics, interview, police-clearance, medical-exam, due-diligence, fee, processing-time and nationality-exclusion requirements were not specified on the current official citizenship criteria page. A Ministry of Interior restricted-nationality list concerns prior approval and is not evidence of citizenship-program bans. Applications are submitted electronically through the Ministry of Investment portal; the official sources reviewed do not establish whether applicants may complete every step from abroad.
Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 9, 2026 Source
cleared unsupported application fees, due-diligence fees, old nationality exclusions and processing estimates; no current official fee or service standards were located (https://invest.jo/en/ready-doing-business/jordanian-citizenship-through-investment).
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