Jordan Investor Citizenship Programme (Citizenship & Residency for Investors)
Jordan's investor-citizenship programme was overhauled by the Council of Ministers decision of 2 July 2025, which eliminated the passive routes (the former US$1m three-year Central Bank deposit and US$1m six-year treasury-bond options) and replaced the old three-category scheme with an active, job-creation-driven framework of multiple routes capped at approximately 500 naturalisations per year. Qualification now turns on real economic contribution: establishing a productive project (JOD 700,000 paid-up capital in Amman / 500,000 outside, creating 20 / 10 Jordanian jobs), buying JOD 1,000,000 of new Jordanian shares (3-year lock-up, max 20% per company), investing JOD 3,000,000 in strategic sectors (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food logistics/warehousing), or employing 150 Jordanians in Amman / 100 elsewhere with no minimum capital. Citizenship is granted after approximately three years of verified compliance, with a temporary three-year Jordanian passport issued in the interim; non-compliance triggers withdrawal of nationality. A separate non-citizenship route grants a renewable five-year residency for buying JOD 200,000 of real estate (held five years, unmortgaged). The Jordanian passport provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to approximately 49 destinations, with no visa-free access to Schengen, the UK, the USA or Canada, so this is a strategic and regional instrument rather than a mobility play. As the framework is subject to six-monthly review, figures should be confirmed at the point of engagement.
Indicative — confirmed with admitted counsel before any filing
Share-purchase route (citizenship). Buy at least JOD 1,000,000 of new shares in Jordanian companies; shares must be unencumbered (no liens, loans or mortgages), acquired within 4 months of MoIN approval and traded only through licensed brokerage firms; no more than 20% concentrated in a single company; the investor must retain the shares and any related proceeds for 3 years.
New productive-sector project (citizenship). Paid-in capital of at least JOD 700,000 inside the Capital (Amman) governorate, or at least JOD 500,000 outside it; must create at least 20 Jordanian jobs in Amman (10 outside).
Existing-project capital injection (citizenship). Inject at least JOD 1,000,000 into an existing Jordanian project, of which at least JOD 500,000 must be in fixed/non-current assets, creating at least 20 new Jordanian jobs; 3-year holding period.
Retroactive route for existing investors (citizenship). Average fixed/tangible assets of JOD 700,000 over the last three years if in Amman, or JOD 350,000 outside, while having maintained approximately 90% of the required employment (averaging 20 Jordanian workers per month in Amman, 10 outside) over the same three years. This route recognises prior contribution, and a Jordanian court has upheld retroactive eligibility for legacy investors.
Strategic / priority-sector company (citizenship). Eligible sectors are pharmaceutical warehousing, medical equipment/devices, and large-scale food logistics/storage. Company capital of at least JOD 3,000,000, employing at least 20 Jordanian pharmacists in Amman / 10 outside, sustained over three years, with SSC registration.
Employment-generation route (citizenship) — no minimum capital. Hire 150 Jordanians in the Capital (Amman) or 100 in other governorates, registered with the Social Security Corporation, with the employment maintained for two consecutive years after naturalisation.
Residency only — not a citizenship route. Buy real estate worth at least JOD 200,000 (approximately US$282,000) from a licensed developer and maintain ownership throughout to obtain and renew a five-year residency permit. This route does not lead to citizenship under the 2025 framework.
The Jordanian passport provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to approximately 49 countries and territories. Schengen, the UK, the USA and Canada all require a visa. This programme is a regional, strategic and economic instrument rather than a global-mobility passport.
The enabling statute is the Jordanian Nationality Law No. 6 of 1954 (naturalisation by Council-of-Ministers / Royal discretion). The current investment framework is the Council of Ministers (Cabinet) decision adopted on 2 July 2025, which entered into force the same day and is reviewed every six months. · Administered by Ministry of Investment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (MoIN) — Investor Citizenship & Residency function. Applications are decided by the Council of Ministers (Cabinet) and ratified under the Nationality Law. Vetting and coordination involve the security services, the Social Security Corporation (SSC) and the Jordan Securities Commission for the share route..
A private assessment maps this programme to your family, capital and timeline — and we coordinate the whole matter through admitted local counsel.
This briefing is general guidance, not legal, tax or immigration advice. Figures are indicative and verified to 2026; final positions, eligibility and timelines are confirmed in writing by licensed counsel on engagement. AT20 Capital coordinates the engagement and facilitates applications through admitted local counsel; it is not a law firm. Final eligibility, thresholds and timelines are confirmed in writing by licensed counsel before any commitment.