Jordan’s Citizenship by Investment program was overhauled by Cabinet decree in July 2025. The headline change was simple: every passive investment route was eliminated. Treasury bonds, bank deposits, fixed-return instruments — gone. What replaced them is an eight-route active investment framework that ties citizenship to real economic activity, job creation for Jordanian nationals, and verifiable business operations.
The threshold that circulates most widely in 2026 is “$750K” — which is approximately what the main new project routes cost when converted from Jordanian dinars at the prevailing rate. That figure is not the floor; it is roughly the midpoint of the range depending on location and route. The actual range runs from JOD 350,000 ($490,000) for retroactively qualifying existing businesses outside Amman, to JOD 1 million ($1.4M) for the share purchase route, with sector-specific pathways reaching JOD 3 million.
Why would anyone pay this for a passport that covers 49 countries, with no Schengen, no UK, no US access? The answer is specific and honest: most applicants should not. Jordan CBI is a Middle Eastern nationality play, not a global mobility instrument. For the narrow profile that fits — regional business operators, existing Jordan investors, diversification seekers with global mobility already covered — it has genuine strategic value. For everyone else, it does not.
What Changed in July 2025
The 2025 overhaul was driven by two policy goals: attracting investors who create real economic activity, and opening the program to foreign nationals who had already built businesses in Jordan but had no citizenship pathway available.
Before July 2025, the Jordan CBI offered treasury bond subscriptions and bank deposit routes that required no operational involvement. An investor could park funds in a Jordanian institution, wait, and receive citizenship without setting foot in the country or employing a single Jordanian worker. Those routes are gone.
The new framework introduces eight routes, all requiring active economic participation. The most significant structural addition is the retroactive recognition route for existing foreign businesses — a pathway that can qualify investors who have been operating in Jordan for three or more years without injecting any new capital. This was not available under the prior program.
The real estate route, also introduced in July 2025, grants a five-year residency permit for a JOD 200,000 property purchase from a licensed developer. This is not a citizenship pathway. It is Jordan’s first formal residency-by-investment offering.
The annual cap across all citizenship routes is 500 approvals. Jordan processed approximately 561 citizenships between 2018 and mid-2025 — fewer than 100 per year. The 2025 restructuring and retroactive eligibility are expected to increase demand substantially.
The Eight Routes: Post-July 2025 Framework
Share Purchase Route
Minimum: JOD 1 million (~$1.4M) Type: Shares in Jordanian listed or unlisted companies Lock-up: Three years (both principal and profit distributions) Concentration cap: Maximum 20% in any single company
This is the highest-threshold citizenship route and the least operationally demanding. It requires no job creation, no business formation, and no ongoing management — but it does require deploying JOD 1 million into Jordanian equities with a three-year liquidity restriction.
The practical limitation is the Amman Stock Exchange, which is a developing market with relatively thin liquidity in most listed names. A seven-figure position locked for three years in a restricted pool of companies, in a market that remains modest by regional standards, is a risk profile that few investors would underwrite on the investment merits alone. This route is most appropriate for investors who already have relationships with specific Jordanian companies and want to formalise existing exposure as part of a citizenship application, rather than deploying fresh capital into unfamiliar names.
Capital is not protected in any guaranteed sense. The lock-up restricts liquidity, not losses. If the positions decline, the investor bears that loss. The lock period runs from acquisition date, not from approval.
New Project Route (Greenfield)
Minimum investment: JOD 700,000 inside Amman ($990K), JOD 500,000 outside ($700K)
Job creation: 20 Jordanian nationals inside Amman, 10 outside
Sector: Productive economic sector (manufacturing, technology, services, logistics, etc.)
Investment window: Capital must be deployed within four months of Ministry of Investment approval
This is the primary route for investors establishing new operations in Jordan. A European executive setting up a regional headquarters, a logistics company entering the Levant market, or a professional services firm establishing a licensed presence — these are the profiles for which this route is designed.
The capital and job thresholds are set to ensure that the investment creates genuine economic activity, not a shell structure. Pre-application planning should include company formation, premises, and hiring channels before the formal submission. The four-month deployment window after approval is binding; missing it restarts the process.
Existing Project Route (Retroactive Recognition)
Minimum fixed/non-current assets: JOD 700,000 inside Amman ($990K), JOD 350,000 outside ($490K)
Employment: 20 Jordanian nationals inside Amman, 10 outside
Track record: At least three years of qualifying operations
Basis: Three-year average of audited accounts (not point-in-time)
This is the most significant structural change in the 2025 overhaul, and the route most likely to generate the largest near-term applicant cohort. Foreign investors who have operated a Jordanian business for at least three years, maintaining the required number of Jordanian employees and meeting the asset thresholds on an audited three-year average, may now apply for citizenship without injecting any new capital.
The Ministry of Investment has estimated that thousands of existing foreign business owners operating in Jordan could qualify under this route. For them, the application is primarily a documentation exercise: proving employment levels, asset bases, and operating history that already exist.
Three years of audited accounts, authenticated and potentially translated, is a non-trivial documentation requirement. Allow adequate time for preparation.
Employment-Only Route
Capital threshold: None Employment requirement: 150 Jordanian nationals inside Amman, 100 outside
The most novel pathway in the framework. No capital investment is required. Citizenship in exchange for jobs.
This reflects a clear policy priority: the government is willing to grant nationality to create employment for Jordanian workers. The structural concern, flagged publicly by Jordanian practitioners at the time of the overhaul, is the absence of codified safeguards against mass layoffs after citizenship is granted. The regulations as published do not specify what happens to citizenship status if employment falls below threshold post-grant. Investors considering this route should assess the long-term durability of the employment commitment and obtain specific Jordanian legal advice on the revocation provisions before proceeding.
Sector-Specific Routes
Investment threshold: Up to JOD 3 million (~$4.2M) depending on sector Sectors: Pharmaceuticals, logistics, and other government-designated priority industries
Relevant only for investors already operating at institutional scale in designated industries. The threshold and requirements for each sector are managed through the Ministry of Investment. Most CBI applicants will not be evaluating these routes.
Real Estate Route (Residency Only — Not Citizenship)
Investment: JOD 200,000 (~$280K) in new-build property from a licensed developer Grant: Five-year residency permit Important: Resale market properties do not qualify. Only new-build from licensed developers counts.
This is not a citizenship pathway. It was introduced alongside the July 2025 overhaul as Jordan’s first formal residency-by-investment offering, addressing the market segment that wants a regional base without citizenship — or that is accumulating residency time toward eventual standard naturalization.
Investment Mechanics and Compliance
All thresholds are denominated in Jordanian dinars (JOD). The JOD has been pegged to the USD at approximately 1.41 for decades and is among the most stable currency pegs in the world. Planning in JOD is straightforward; converting to USD at the prevailing rate at application time gives an accurate dollar equivalent.
New project investors must deploy capital within four months of Ministry of Investment approval. The clock runs from approval, not from application submission. Investors should have the investment structure, company formation, premises, and banking arrangements in place before that clock starts.
Existing project investors submit documentation demonstrating compliance over the prior three years: audited accounts, employment records, tax filings, and company registration history. The documentation burden is substantial and is typically the primary preparation timeline for this route.
The annual cap of 500 approvals functions as a quality filter, not a lottery. The Ministry of Investment reviews applications against program criteria. Applications are not processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Due Diligence
Jordan’s due diligence process covers all adult applicants and involves multiple government agencies: the Ministry of Investment, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Securities Commission (for share purchase applicants), and the Social Security Corporation. Security clearance is mandatory before processing begins.
Background checks cover criminal history, financial standing, source of funds, and regulatory history in every country where the applicant has operated. The process is thorough. Jordan’s program has historically attracted Gulf and Levantine investors with genuine business backgrounds, and the vetting reflects that positioning.
Jordan does not publish a formal list of prohibited nationalities for the CBI program. All applicants face an individual security assessment. Jordan’s Ministry of Interior maintains a broader list of approximately 56 countries that require prior approval for general immigration purposes, creating elevated screening thresholds for applicants from those jurisdictions. Nationals of countries with active diplomatic or security concerns with Jordan face materially higher rejection probability. Confirm the position for any specific nationality with Jordanian legal counsel before committing.
Processing Timeline
Standard processing from a complete submission to citizenship approval runs three to six months. End-to-end from initial engagement to passport in hand is longer.
Stage 1: Pre-application preparation. Business documentation, financial audits, legal structure review, KYC package. Allow four to ten weeks. Existing project applicants requiring three years of audited accounts, authenticated and translated, should allow additional time.
Stage 2: Formal submission. Through a licensed Jordanian attorney or registered agent to the Ministry of Investment. The processing clock begins on submission of the complete file.
Stage 3: Security clearance. Multi-agency review. This is the primary variable in processing speed. Clean applications from low-risk jurisdictions move faster. Allow eight to sixteen weeks from submission.
Stage 4: Approval and investment completion. For new project and share purchase routes, the approved investment must be deployed within four months of approval. Existing project applicants confirm existing compliance; no new deployment required.
Stage 5: Citizenship grant and passport issuance. Follows confirmation of investment. Biometric passport issued.
Realistic end-to-end timeline for a clean application: five to eight months from initial engagement to passport. Add two to three months for complex documentation situations.
Tax Treatment
The Non-Resident CBI Investor
Jordan taxes residents on worldwide income. A natural person is resident in Jordan if they spend 183 days or more in Jordan in a tax year, consecutively or interrupted. An investor who acquires Jordanian citizenship through the CBI program and does not reside in Jordan (does not meet the 183-day threshold) is a non-resident for Jordanian tax purposes and is taxed only on Jordan-source income.
The practical position for the majority of CBI investors: acquiring Jordanian citizenship creates no Jordanian tax obligation on foreign-source income. Dividends, salaries, capital gains, and investment returns earned outside Jordan are not subject to Jordanian income tax for non-residents.
There is no wealth tax in Jordan. There is no capital gains tax at the individual level on assets held outside Jordan. No income tax on foreign income for non-residents. For investors already holding strong passports from high-tax jurisdictions, Jordan CBI does not create a tax problem — but it also does not solve one. Jordan is not a zero-tax regime. It is a non-event for investors who manage their residency days below the 183-day threshold.
If You Become a Jordan Tax Resident
Spending 183 or more days in Jordan in a calendar year triggers worldwide income taxation under Jordanian personal income tax rules. The progressive rates run from 5% on the first JOD 5,000 to 30% on income above JOD 200,000. High earners also pay a 1% national contribution tax. Investors who live in Jordan full-time — most commonly because they are running an active business there — should model their Jordan tax position carefully.
Jordan-Source Income
Capital gains on Jordanian real estate are taxed at a flat rate. There is no general individual capital gains tax on financial instruments for Jordan tax residents. Dividend income from Jordanian companies is taxable for residents. The corporate tax rate varies by sector: 20% standard rate, rising to 35% for financial institutions and telecommunications companies. New project and existing project investors operating through Jordanian companies will have Jordan-source corporate tax exposure on Jordan-derived profits.
Treaty Network
Jordan has double taxation treaties with over 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, and most Arab states. The treaty network is meaningful for investors with Gulf or Levantine income streams. No active DTA exists between Jordan and Malaysia or Singapore based on published treaty lists from those jurisdictions. Investors with Malaysian or Singaporean income streams cannot rely on treaty relief for Jordan-source withholding.
Passport Quality: An Honest Assessment
The Jordanian passport delivers visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to approximately 49 countries (Henley Passport Index 2026, rank 83rd).
What the Jordanian passport provides access to without a prior visa:
- Most Arab League states and GCC countries for practical regional business travel
- A significant number of African destinations on visa-on-arrival or visa-free terms
- Selective Asian access including Malaysia and a few others
What the Jordanian passport does not provide without a prior visa application:
- Schengen Area. Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, and all other Schengen members require a visa. There is no visa-free Schengen access on a Jordanian passport.
- United Kingdom. Visa required.
- United States. Visa required. No Visa Waiver Program access.
- Canada, Australia, Japan. Visa required.
This is the single most important number for anyone evaluating Jordan CBI: 49 countries, with major Western access requiring standard visa applications. No amount of framing changes this figure. Jordan CBI is not a global mobility upgrade. It is a Middle Eastern nationality with regional utility.
For comparison: Turkey’s CBI program delivers 110 to 120 countries on a $400,000 real estate investment, with the additional benefit of US E-2 investor visa access. Caribbean programs deliver 140 to 155 countries with Schengen access at lower cost. Anyone whose primary objective is travel document quality is looking at the wrong program.
The Jordan passport’s value is not measured in country count. It is measured in what Jordanian nationality opens in the Arab world, the Levant, and the Gulf that other passports do not.
Family Inclusion
Jordanian citizenship through CBI extends to immediate family members included in the primary application:
- Spouse
- Dependent children under 24 years (all investment thresholds)
- Male children up to age 30 for investments exceeding JOD 2 million
The age-30 extension for male children on larger investments was introduced in the July 2025 restructuring and represents an expansion from the prior 24-year age limit. Female children and unmarried daughters retain Jordanian citizenship regardless of age under standard Jordanian nationality law, a provision that applies independently of the CBI framework.
No additional capital investment is required for family inclusion. Government processing fees apply per family member and are separate from the investment thresholds. All family members included in the application undergo the same due diligence process as the primary applicant.
Dual Citizenship
The dual citizenship position for Jordan CBI investors is specific to the investment pathway and operates differently from Jordan’s general nationality law.
Jordan’s standard nationality law has historically placed restrictions on dual citizenship for ordinary naturalized citizens. The CBI program framework, however, has operated since its 2018 launch with an explicit provision: investors acquiring Jordanian nationality through the CBI route are not required to renounce their existing citizenship as a condition of receiving Jordanian nationality.
This position has been publicly stated by the Ministry of Investment and reflected in program documentation across the program’s operating history. The practical position for European applicants: holding Jordanian nationality alongside British, French, German, Dutch, or other European nationality through the CBI route does not require renunciation of the existing passport. European citizenships almost universally permit dual nationality, meaning the Jordanian side of the equation is the primary variable to confirm.
Confirm the specific legal position for your nationality with Jordanian legal counsel before making any planning assumptions. The general nationality law and the CBI-specific provision are not identical documents, and how each interacts with your home country’s dual citizenship policy requires separate analysis in both jurisdictions.
Jordan vs Turkey: The Most Direct Comparison
Turkey is the natural comparison for anyone evaluating Jordan on cost. The Turkey CBI program offers direct citizenship through a $400,000 real estate purchase — a passive route, no job creation, no business operations required.
The passport access difference is substantial. Turkey delivers 110 to 120 countries visa-free or on arrival, including the ability to apply for a US E-2 investor visa (a significant benefit for Turkey passport holders seeking US business presence). Jordan delivers 49 countries, with no Schengen, UK, or US access.
On cost, Turkey’s route is lower by a meaningful margin when comparing entry-level options. Jordan’s cheapest citizenship route (existing project, outside Amman) starts at approximately $490,000, but requires three years of prior business operations to qualify. A new project in Jordan runs $700,000 to $990,000 depending on location. Turkey’s passive real estate route starts at $400,000.
Why would an investor choose Jordan over Turkey? The reason is not cost or passport quality. It is Middle Eastern positioning. A Jordanian passport in Arab League contexts carries cultural and diplomatic weight that a Turkish passport does not replicate. Jordan’s free trade agreement network — qualifying industrial zones for US market access, EU trade agreements, Arab trade frameworks — is operationally relevant for Levantine and Gulf business operations. If the investment thesis is regional business in the Arab world, Jordan has specific utility that Turkey cannot substitute for.
If the investment thesis is a second passport at the best cost-to-access ratio, Turkey is the better instrument.
Jordan vs UAE: Different Questions
The UAE Golden Visa and Jordan CBI do not compete directly because they answer different questions.
The UAE provides a 10-year renewable residency, zero personal income tax, and no citizenship pathway. Jordan offers citizenship with no zero-tax benefit. UAE entry via the real estate route starts at AED 2 million (~$545,000). Jordan’s entry-level citizenship route starts at approximately $490,000 (existing project, outside Amman) with the caveat that it requires three years of prior operations.
UAE positioning is built on tax efficiency: no income tax, no capital gains tax, no wealth tax, combined with exceptional global infrastructure, business services, and a UAE-resident Emirates ID that opens significant banking and business access in the Gulf. The UAE Golden Visa is the tax restructuring instrument for high earners who want to legitimately move their tax residence.
Jordan is the Middle Eastern nationality play. It delivers citizenship — permanent, inheritable, with Arab League membership — rather than residency. Jordanian nationality has a different character from UAE residency in regional contexts: diplomatic standing, Arab identity in the Levant and Gulf, access to Jordanian treaty networks, and the permanent nature of citizenship versus a renewable permit.
Investors who want both often consider them as complementary rather than competing structures: UAE residency for tax and operational infrastructure, Jordan citizenship for permanent regional nationality. For a broader view across the region, see Middle East Investment Residency Compared.
Jordan vs Egypt: The MENA CBI Peer
Egypt’s CBI program is Jordan’s closest structural peer in the region: a Middle Eastern citizenship offering for investors focused on regional positioning rather than global mobility.
Egypt offers citizenship through a $250,000 real estate purchase or a $300,000 refundable government deposit, both passive routes requiring no job creation or active management. The Egyptian passport delivers approximately 53 countries visa-free — a broadly comparable access profile to Jordan at 49 countries. For a detailed breakdown see Egypt Golden Visa Guide 2026.
Egypt is cheaper and its citizenship routes are passive. Jordan requires active investment or existing business operations, and costs more. What does Jordan offer that Egypt does not?
Structural stability and legal predictability. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with functioning rule-of-law institutions, consistent treatment of foreign investors, and a long-established relationship with Western governments and multilateral institutions. Egypt’s institutional track record is more variable. Jordan’s geographic position — bordering Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Palestine simultaneously — combined with its US qualifying industrial zones and EU trade agreements creates a specific free trade access profile that Egypt does not replicate.
For investors whose primary objective is the cheapest pathway to a Middle Eastern passport, Egypt is the more cost-efficient option. For investors who need the specific trade access, diplomatic positioning, and institutional stability that Jordan provides, the premium is justifiable.
Who This Fits
Strong structural fit
The regional business operator with Levantine or Gulf interests. A senior executive or entrepreneur running or planning to run commercial operations in Jordan, Iraq, the Levant, or Arab markets more broadly who needs Jordanian nationality as an operational and strategic tool. The free trade frameworks — qualifying industrial zones for US market access, EU trade agreements, Arab trade frameworks — are functionally valuable. Jordanian nationality in Arab League contexts carries diplomatic and cultural weight that Caribbean or European CBI passports do not replicate.
The existing Jordan business owner. The 2025 overhaul created a citizenship pathway for investors who have been operating Jordanian businesses for three or more years and already meet the employment and asset thresholds. These investors acquire citizenship recognising an existing commitment, not requiring new capital deployment. If you have been running a qualifying business in Jordan and meeting the criteria, the application is primarily documentation of what already exists.
The diversification investor seeking non-Western nationality. An investor with a European or Commonwealth passport who wants geographic diversification of nationality into a Middle Eastern jurisdiction for political optionality or estate planning purposes. Jordan is a stable constitutional monarchy with a long track record with Western institutions and a peace treaty with Israel that makes it diplomatically distinctive in the region.
The investor who already has global mobility covered. Someone holding a strong primary passport — British, German, French, Singaporean — who is adding Jordan for its regional positioning rather than expecting it to carry the mobility function. When global mobility is already covered by the primary passport, the Jordanian passport’s access limitations are not a constraint. The utility is the business and regional positioning.
Weak structural fit
Anyone primarily seeking a stronger travel document. The Jordanian passport does not provide Schengen, UK, US, or Canadian access without standard visa applications. If the core objective is freedom of movement across major jurisdictions, Jordan is the wrong instrument. Turkey CBI at lower cost, or Caribbean programs at even lower cost with Schengen access, are more appropriate. See Fastest Second Passport 2026 for a structured comparison across the fastest-processing programs.
The passive investor. The July 2025 restructuring eliminated all passive options. There is no treasury bond route, no bank deposit route, no simple fund subscription. Jordan requires active economic participation: running a business, creating jobs for Jordanian nationals, or deploying capital in listed equities with a three-year lock-up. Investors who want a citizenship program that requires a payment and nothing further should look elsewhere.
Investors who need Schengen mobility as part of the value case. Unlike most Caribbean CBI programs, unlike Turkey, unlike European programs, Jordan does not deliver Schengen access. This is not a footnote — it is a foundational difference that should eliminate Jordan from consideration for any investor for whom Schengen access is a meaningful planning factor. For tax and passport comparisons across regions, see Golden Visa Tax Comparison 2026.
Common Pitfalls
Planning on outdated thresholds. Older industry materials and aggregator listings record USD $1 million as the Jordan CBI threshold, reflecting the pre-2025 treasury bond route. That route does not exist. The 2025 framework operates across multiple routes denominated in Jordanian dinars with varying thresholds. Any planning based on the prior framework’s figures will misrepresent the actual commitment.
Underestimating the active involvement requirement. Jordan CBI is not passive. Establishing a company, hiring Jordanian workers, maintaining operations, filing compliance documentation, and meeting ongoing employment thresholds are substantive, ongoing obligations that differ categorically from depositing funds into a treasury account. Budget management time and sustained in-country legal support accordingly.
Share purchase route liquidity. The three-year lock on share purchases restricts access to both principal and profit distributions. Combined with the concentration limits and the characteristics of the Amman Stock Exchange, this creates a material liquidity constraint that must be modelled against the investor’s broader liquidity requirements. Do not treat the lock-up as a minor footnote.
Employment-only route durability. Citizenship granted on the basis of employing 100 to 150 Jordanians carries an implicit expectation that employment continues. The legal position on revocation if employment falls below threshold after citizenship grant is not clearly codified in the current framework. This is a specific legal risk requiring Jordanian legal advice before commitment.
Dual citizenship without confirmation. The CBI framework does not require renunciation, but confirming how your home country treats Jordanian CBI citizenship acquisition — and whether Jordan’s broader nationality law in any way complicates the dual position through other statutory provisions — requires legal opinions from both Jordan and the home jurisdiction. The CBI-specific provision and the general nationality law are not the same document.
Schengen visa administration. A Jordanian passport holder living in Singapore or Malaysia who needs regular Schengen access will need to apply for Schengen visas as a matter of routine. This is not an occasional inconvenience; it is a recurring administrative commitment that should be factored into any multi-year assessment of Jordan CBI utility.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum investment for Jordan CBI in 2026?
The minimum for a citizenship pathway under the 2025 framework is JOD 350,000 ($490,000), applicable to the retroactive existing project route for operations located outside Amman. To qualify, the business must have been operating for at least three years and already meet the employment threshold of ten Jordanian nationals. For new projects, the minimum is JOD 500,000 ($700,000) outside Amman or JOD 700,000 ($990,000) inside Amman. The share purchase route requires JOD 1 million ($1.4M). The employment-only route requires no capital but requires hiring 100 to 150 Jordanian nationals.
Why do some sources say $750K?
$750,000 is approximately the midpoint of the new project route range: between the JOD 500,000 entry for projects outside Amman ($700K) and the JOD 700,000 requirement inside Amman ($990K). It is a reasonable shorthand for the primary new business route but is not a single official threshold. Always confirm figures in JOD at the prevailing rate.
Does Jordan CBI require renouncing my existing passport?
Under the CBI program framework as structured since 2018 and maintained through the 2025 restructuring, no renunciation of existing nationality is required. The program operates under specific provisions separate from Jordan’s general nationality law, which is more restrictive on dual citizenship. Confirm the specific legal position for your nationality with Jordanian legal counsel before making planning assumptions. The CBI-specific provision and Jordan’s general nationality law are not identical.
What visa-free travel does the Jordanian passport provide?
Approximately 49 to 55 countries depending on methodology, primarily in the Arab world, parts of Africa, and selective Asian markets. Schengen, UK, US, and Canadian access require standard visa applications. This is the most important limitation to understand before evaluating Jordan CBI. The program is chosen for Middle Eastern citizenship positioning, not for travel document quality.
Is there any residency requirement?
No. The CBI program requires no residency at any stage. Citizenship granted is permanent and the holder may reside anywhere. Spending 183 or more days in Jordan in a calendar year triggers Jordanian tax resident status, subjecting worldwide income to Jordanian income tax. Most CBI investors manage their Jordan presence below that threshold.
How many applications are approved per year?
The cap is 500 approvals per year. Jordan processed approximately 561 citizenships between 2018 and mid-2025, averaging under 100 per year. The 2025 restructuring and retroactive eligibility provisions are expected to increase demand. Whether the annual cap will be reached consistently under the new framework remains to be seen.
Can I include my family?
Yes. Spouse and dependent children under 24 are included in the primary application for all investment thresholds. Male children up to age 30 are included for investments exceeding JOD 2 million. No additional capital is required for family inclusion. Government processing fees apply per family member. All included family members undergo the same due diligence as the primary applicant.
What happened to the treasury bond and bank deposit routes?
Both were eliminated by the July 2025 Cabinet decree. They no longer exist. Any program materials or aggregator listings referencing those routes are outdated and should not be relied upon for planning.
How does Jordan CBI compare to Caribbean programs on cost and access?
Caribbean programs such as Dominica (from $200,000) and St Kitts and Nevis (from $250,000) offer direct citizenship with Schengen access and 140 to 155 countries at materially lower cost than Jordan. On cost and passport access, Caribbean programs are superior instruments for investors whose primary objective is a global mobility upgrade. Jordan CBI serves a different objective: Middle Eastern nationality with Arab League positioning. These programs do not compete on the same axis. See Best Second Passport for a ranked comparison across programs.
Is there a route for real estate investors?
Yes, but it is a residency route, not citizenship. The JOD 200,000 (~$280,000) property purchase introduced in July 2025 grants a five-year residency permit from purchases of new-build property from licensed developers. Resale market purchases do not qualify. This is not a citizenship pathway.
Related Resources
For investors comparing Jordan against regional and global alternatives:
- Jordan Country Profile — full program data, key stats, and comparison tools
- Turkey CBI Complete Guide 2026 — $400,000 passive real estate route, 110-120 countries, US E-2 access
- UAE Golden Visa Complete Guide 2026 — 10-year residency, zero income tax, no citizenship pathway
- Egypt Golden Visa Guide 2026 — $250,000-$300,000 MENA citizenship, 53 countries, passive routes intact
- Middle East Investment Residency Compared — full regional comparison across Jordan, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Oman
- Golden Visa Tax Comparison 2026 — tax treatment across major CBI and RBI jurisdictions
- Fastest Second Passport 2026 — ranked by processing speed, cost, and access quality
- Best Second Passport — ranked by passport power, cost, and processing time across all active CBI programs