Jordan digital nomad visa: requirements (2026)
Digital nomad visa in Jordan: via other route.
Jordan has no dedicated digital nomad or remote-work visa. Most nationalities may enter on a tourist visa (typically 30 days, extendable) and remote workers with foreign-sourced income operate informally under that entry, while employer-sponsored work permits and an investment-based residency (Golden Visa) represent the formal long-term pathways. A revised Citizenship and Residency by Investment framework with eight investment routes was approved by the Cabinet on 2 July 2025.
Legal framework
Foreigners Residence and Affairs Law No. 24 of 1973 (as amended), administered by the Ministry of Interior / Public Security Directorate; Labour Law No. 8 of 1996 governs work permits through the Ministry of Labour
Key points: digital nomad & residency in Jordan
No dedicated digital-nomad visa
Jordan has not launched any dedicated digital nomad, remote-work, or freelancer visa category. No such programme is listed on the Ministry of Interior's official services portal as of 2025-2026.
Tourist visa as de-facto short-stay route
Most nationalities receive a free-on-arrival visa valid for 30 days, extendable at a police/passport directorate for approximately 40 JOD for an additional three months. Working remotely for a foreign employer is not formally addressed but is not explicitly prohibited under tourist entry; there is no official 'work from Jordan' permission.
Employer-sponsored work permit required for local employment
Foreign nationals wishing to work for a Jordanian employer must obtain a work permit from the Ministry of Labour (cost: JOD 300 for non-Arab nationals; JOD 180 for Arab nationals) followed by an annual residence permit from the Public Security Directorate. Self-employment permits are confined to agriculture, construction, and loading/unloading sectors, not knowledge work.
Independent contractors serving foreign clients
Jordanian law does not prohibit resident foreigners from contracting with overseas clients as independent professionals, but individuals must register locally for tax purposes; there is no streamlined visa or permit track that formalises this arrangement for incoming remote workers.
Golden Visa, residency by real-estate investment
A five-year renewable residence permit is available to investors who purchase Jordanian real estate valued at a minimum of 200,000 JOD (~USD 282,000). This is the clearest formal long-stay pathway for financially independent remote workers/investors; applications go through the Ministry of Interior's Investor Committee.
Citizenship by Investment, revised 2025 framework
The Cabinet approved a restructured Citizenship by Investment Programme on 2 July 2025, replacing the previous three-category structure with eight distinct investment routes and capping annual approvals at 500 individuals. Minimum investment thresholds start at USD 750,000. This route is well above typical remote-worker budgets but relevant for high-net-worth relocators.
Sources
- moi.gov.jo/EN/Pages/Residence_Permits_E_Applications
- eservices.moi.gov.jo/
- portal.jordan.gov.jo/wps/portal/Home/GovernmentEntities/Ministries/MinistryServiceDetails_
- jo.usembassy.gov/new-residency-requirements/
- imidaily.com/mena/jordan-overhauls-cip-introduces-new-investment-options/
- rivermate.com/guides/jordan/remote-work
- remotepass.com/blog/working-as-an-independent-contractor-in-jordan
- skuad.io/work-permit/jordan
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Jordan
- henleyglobal.com/citizenship-investment/jordan
- rivermate.com/guides/jordan/work-permits-and-visas
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