Jordan Investor Residency

Jordan offers a five-year renewable residence permit to foreign investors who purchase qualifying real estate or hold a senior management position in a Jordan-registered investment, introduced under reforms consolidated in 2025. The residency covers the investor's immediate family and requires no minimum physical presence in Jordan.

This route is distinct from Jordan's citizenship-by-investment programme and does not lead to Jordanian nationality. It is aimed at investors who want a formal, low-friction residence base in the region rather than a second passport.

Applicants can qualify for the Jordan Investor Residency through one of the following routes:

Real-estate route:

• Purchase one or more properties from a licensed developer, valued at a minimum of JOD 200,000 (approx. US$282,000) as appraised by the Department of Lands and Survey

• Alternative thresholds apply outside Greater Amman (JOD 150,000) and for private-seller purchases (JOD 300,000)

• The property must be for residential purposes with an independent title deed

• Retain full ownership for a minimum of five consecutive years — the property may not be sold, transferred, mortgaged, or acquired from first- or second-degree relatives

• Ownership must be subsequent to the 2025 Cabinet decision, and the application must be submitted within three months of purchase

Business route:

• Carry out an economic activity in a sector qualifying under the Investment Environment Regulation Law, or

• Hold a senior management position (chairman, board member, general manager, director general, or CEO) in a Jordanian investment

The residency covers the investor and their immediate family: spouse, sons under 30, unmarried daughters (regardless of age), and parents. Annual residency approvals are processed within 14 working days through the Ministry of Investment's E-Services Portal; commercial-sector applications go through the Ministry of Interior.

• No physical presence requirement
• Five-year renewable permit
• Fast 14-day processing
• Includes wide family unit (parents, adult unmarried daughters, sons under 30)
• Jordan permits dual citizenship generally (residency itself does not confer nationality — see below)
• Stable US-dollar-pegged currency (JOD)
• Strategic base in the Middle East

The Jordan Investor Residency does not provide a pathway to Jordanian citizenship. Investors seeking naturalization through investment should refer to Jordan's separate Citizenship-by-Investment programme, which offers direct citizenship under a distinct set of investment routes and thresholds.

Ordinary naturalization in Jordan requires four years of continuous legal residence, Arabic-language proficiency, and various discretionary approvals; this residency counts toward that residence period but does not itself entitle the holder to apply.

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Applications for this program may be directed to the Jordan Ministry of Investment through its E-Services Portal. Commercial-sector applications are submitted through the Ministry of Interior.

Legislation upon which this program is based: the Investment Environment Regulation Law and the Cabinet decisions of 2025 establishing the real-estate residency route.