Jordan residence permit under a bank deposit: conditions and application

The MOI service is for foreigners who want to reside in Jordan without a job or a sponsor, for example people living on savings or pensions. The applicant applies for themselves and the members of their family on their personal sponsorship. The ministry's English e-services page calls it "workless residency with bank deposit", which makes clear that it is not a work authorisation.

The applicant, as sponsor, must also appear as one of the persons in the application.

The application includes copies of the passports of all persons to be covered, with their last entry stamp, the bank certificate (and title deed where relevant), and, for renewals, the previous residence permits. A residence for five years is possible: in that case you add a copy of the letter from the Residence and Borders Department approving the five-year period. The MOI e-services also list an "annual residence for five years" service.

You attach a bank certificate from a bank inside Jordan showing an account of at least JOD 20,000. Alternatively, a certificate of JOD 10,000 is accepted together with the registration deed of an apartment in the applicant's name. Funds held abroad do not meet the condition as published.

An approved residence must be used within six months of the approval date. Holders who later want to work need a Ministry of Labour work permit, which requires prior MOI approval of the application; work permit fees are then charged from that approval. Like all foreigners, residents must keep their place of residence registered with the Public Security Directorate.

Family members are covered on the applicant's personal sponsorship in the same application. The MOI also states that a foreigner holding an annual residence in Jordan can sponsor one or both parents for residence, provided a proof of support issued by a Sharia court and evidence of the sponsor's income are attached.