Jordan Golden Visa

What the property purchase has to be

Jordan’s investor residency is granted against property, not against income. The Ministry of Investment sets the qualifying value by seller and location: JOD 200,000 for a purchase from a real estate developer, JOD 300,000 where the seller is a private owner, and JOD 150,000 for property in governorates outside the Capital. One property carries the application only, so several smaller units do not add up to a qualifying purchase. A purchase priced between the developer figure and the private seller figure qualifies only where the seller is a developer, and a property outside the Capital is measured against the lower figure instead. The deed stays in the investor’s name for five years, with no sale and no mortgage during that period.

Who can apply

Non-Jordanian investors of any nationality can apply, and no country list narrows the route. Applicants must be 18 or older. The residency extends to the investor and to eligible family members on the same purchase, so one qualifying deed covers a household rather than a single person. Each person named in the file holds a residency in their own right, which is why the service charges its fee per head rather than per application.

The papers the file carries

The document set splits into property papers, identity papers and family papers. Property papers show what was bought and at what registered value. Identity papers show who is applying. Family papers establish the relationship behind each dependant claimed on the purchase, and a household that claims nobody files a shorter list.

How the file reaches the Ministry

The application is filed electronically through the Ministry of Investment’s e-services portal. The file has to reach the Ministry within three months of the purchase date, which puts the deed registration and the paper collection on the same clock. A file that arrives after that window sits outside the published service.

Fee and decision time

The published service fee is JOD 5 per individual. The Ministry’s service standard for the decision is 10 days from a complete file. That standard covers the decision itself rather than the purchase, the registration or the collection of papers that come before it.

Duration, renewal and the tax position

The residency runs for 60 months and is renewable. Renewal keeps the permit in force where the qualifying property is still held, so the deed and the residency stand or fall together. The route produces a renewable residency permit rather than a permanent-residence status. On tax, Jordan charges residents on Jordanian-source income rather than on worldwide income, and no income tax treaty with the United States is in force. A holder whose money comes from foreign portfolios therefore plans for two systems: the local charge on Jordanian income and the US charge on worldwide income.