Jordan · Residency by investment
Jordan Real Estate Residency
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Last verified July 2026
Introduced as part of the 2025–2026 reforms. It explicitly does not lead to citizenship, regardless of how long the property or residency is held.
A cheap regional residency, and an honest one about what it is not. The explicit statement that it never leads to citizenship is unusually clear for this sector, and it deserves respect. It means the only real reason to take it is that you want to live in Jordan.
Qualifying routes
150k JOD
Property outside Amman
JOD 150,000 minimum outside Amman
200k JOD
Purchase from developer or housing company
JOD 200,000 when buying from a developer or housing company
300k JOD
Purchase from private seller
JOD 300,000 when buying from a private seller. The premium is deliberate, meant to channel capital toward developers.
The facts
- Minimum investment
- 150k JOD
- Total landed cost
- JOD 150,000–300,000 (roughly USD 212,000–423,000), plus transfer and registration costs. Value is assessed by the Department of Lands and Survey.
- Route type
- Residency by investment
- Timeline
- 2–6 months (No published service standard)
- Physical presence
- None published
- Family
- SpouseDependent children
- Permanent residency
- A 5-year renewable permit. The property must be held for 5 years without sale or mortgage.
- Citizenship
- None. The government has stated explicitly that this route does not lead to citizenship at any duration.
- Language test
- Not applicable
- Dual citizenship
- Permitted
- Requirements
- qualifying property purchase5-year holding period without sale or mortgageclean criminal recordsource of funds
What can go wrong
- It does not lead to citizenship. Ever. The government has said so explicitly. Do not let anyone imply otherwise.
- Property must be held for 5 years without sale or mortgage. The capital is locked, and you cannot leverage it.
- The 50% premium for buying from a private seller rather than a developer distorts the market against you. You would be paying JOD 300,000 for what a developer sells at JOD 200,000.
- Jordanian residential property is illiquid, and foreign demand for it is thin.
- Regional geopolitical exposure is material.