Jordan CV Format 2026: Arabic CV, Personal Data, Minimum Wage, Work Permits and Labour Law

By AIResume Editorial Team

Last updated: 26 October 2026

A good Jordanian CV (السيرة الذاتية) is a clear, vacancy-specific document of one or two pages with your latest job first, written in Arabic or English to match the advert. No Jordanian law we could read prescribes a CV template, requires a photo or bans one; these are market habits, and the law concentrates on other things: who may recruit you (only public or licensed private employment offices, Labour Law art. 11), whether a foreigner may work at all (a ministerial work permit, art. 12), and what an employer must put in writing (an Arabic contract in two copies, art. 15).[^3] The World Bank puts Jordan's 2025 unemployment rate at 16.5% and its international migrant stock at 5,280,168 (2024), so the market is competitive and open to foreign workers only within strict permit rules.[^2]

This guide covers the Jordanian CV and application, personal data and fair hiring, an annotated fictional CV, documents and foreign degrees, pay and the minimum wage, contracts, the economy, work permits, labour law, social security, taxes and job scams. For where to find vacancies, see our Jordan job-board guide. It is written for Jordanians, Palestinians and Gazans holding temporary passports, Syrian refugees, Egyptians and other Arab nationals, Asian migrant workers, other foreigners and Japanese nationals, and it uses Jordanian terms such as national number (الرقم الوطني), non-conviction certificate (عدم محكومية), work permit (تصريح عمل), residence permit (إقامة) and the Social Security Corporation, SSC (الضمان الاجتماعي).

Editorial boundary: This is practical job-search guidance, not legal, immigration or tax advice. Our references are the text of the Labour Law, the Ministry of Labour, the Social Security Corporation, the Income and Sales Tax Department, the Department of Statistics and the Central Bank of Jordan, and we only list figures we could read in an official or primary source. Several Jordanian government sites could not be opened from our network, so some items rest on the 1996 original text of the Labour Law (article numbers are reliable, wording of amended articles may have changed) or on reports by the state news agency Petra and Jordanian press. Those items are marked "reported" or "likely". Confirm details with the Ministry of Labour, the SSC or the Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD) before you rely on them.

We convert Jordanian dinars (JOD) at the Central Bank's fixed peg of USD 1 = JOD 0.709, so JOD 1 is about USD 1.41, and at the ECB reference rate of 23 October 2026 (USD 1 = JPY 156.80), so JOD 1 is about JPY 221.[^1] We write "about" because the yen moves daily.

Jordan CV format at a glance

Personal data, photo and fair hiring

Data protection (Law No. 24 of 2023). Jordan's Personal Data Protection Law was published in the Official Gazette on 17 September 2023 and came into force six months later, on 17 March 2024. It is overseen by a Personal Data Protection Council under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE); the ministry published draft regulations for consultation in February 2024, but we could not confirm that final bylaws are issued.[^6] In practice, a recruiter who keeps your CV after a process ends should handle it under the law's consent and minimisation duties. We could not read the law text itself, so treat this as the general effect and not a quoted article, and we omit penalty figures because sources disagree.

Photo, age, marital status, religion. We found no law that requires or forbids a photo, a date of birth, marital status or religion on a CV, and no law that lists questions an employer may not ask. These are market practice. A short rule of thumb is to include what helps the employer judge your fit and leave out the rest.

Discrimination. The Labour Law as amended by Law No. 14 of 2019 introduced a fine for gender-based wage discrimination (JOD 500 to 1,000) and three days' paternity leave. A ban on gender-based discrimination in Art. 69(a) by Law No. 10 of 2023, in force from 15 June 2023, is reported by Jordan's own response to the World Bank's Women, Business and the Law survey.[^7] We could not read the current consolidated law, so quote these items as reported.

Disability quota. Under the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities No. 20 of 2017 (art. 25), employers with 25 to 50 employees should employ at least one person with a disability, and above 50 employees the quota is 4% of posts; employers must also give reasonable accommodation (likely; the Ministry of Labour page could not be opened and the exact wording of the 4% is unresolved).[^8] We found no penalty for non-compliance.

Fake documents. Under Labour Law art. 28(1), a worker who assumes a false identity or submits false certificates or documents can be dismissed without notice.[^3] Never inflate a CV; the contract can be ended on it.

Structure of a Jordanian CV

The structure below is market practice, not law. Keep one master CV and cut a version for each vacancy.

1. Header and headline

Name, city (Amman, Irbid, Zarqa, Aqaba), a monitored email and a mobile number with +962. Put the target job title directly under your name. Add LinkedIn or a portfolio only if it helps.

2. Profile

Two or three lines: your role, years of experience, two or three strengths, and the language you work in. Use the employer's own terms from the advert. Do not claim a title you have not held.

3. Experience in reverse chronology

List the latest job first with employer, city, month and year, and two to four bullets that show task, scope and result. A number you cannot explain in an interview does not belong on the page.

4. Education and training

State the degree, the university, the country and the year. For a foreign degree, add the Ministry of Higher Education equivalency only if you have it. List certificates that match the vacancy.

5. Skills, languages and gaps

Languages with a truthful level (Arabic native, English working), tools you can demonstrate, and one honest line for any gap longer than six months, such as study, care duties or a job search. Do not hide dates.

Public-sector applications

Public-sector hiring is changing. The Human Resources Management in the Public Sector System No. 33 of 2024, amended by No. 15 of 2025, exists (likely; we could not open the official text). The Civil Service Bureau waiting list has not been abolished yet: it stopped taking new applications at the end of November 2023, 30% of 2025 vacancies were still filled from it, and it ends fully with the 2027 establishment table. The rest of the posts go to open competition announced by the hiring body, so apply as the advert says and attach only the documents it names.[^9] The Ministry of Labour's Sajjil platform (sajjil.gov.jo) is the national employment platform for job seekers, launched in 2019.[^4]

Annotated fictional Jordanian CV

The sample is entirely fictional: person, employers, contacts and numbers. It does not set a legal rule. Replace every item with truthful information.

Lina Haddad Ejemplo, Accounts Assistant · Irbid · [email protected] · +962 7X XXX XXXX

*Annotation: fictional contacts. A city is enough; add the national number only if a form asks.*

Profile: Accounts assistant with three years' experience preparing supplier invoices, monthly bank reconciliations and payroll inputs in Excel and a local accounting package. Works in Arabic and English.

*Annotation: match the role label to the vacancy. Do not add tools or language levels you cannot prove.*

Experience: Accounts Assistant, Al-Nahr Trading (fictional) · Amman · Mar 2024 to present

• Prepared about 120 supplier invoices a month and cleared mismatches with the purchasing team.
• Built a bank reconciliation checklist that cut month-end corrections from roughly 15 to under 5.
• Collected attendance data for payroll for 25 staff.

*Annotation: employer and figures are fictional. Support real claims with a work certificate, which the employer must give on request (Labour Law art. 30).*

Experience: Office Assistant, Irbid Books (fictional) · Irbid · Sep 2022 to Feb 2024

• Handled customer invoices and daily cash sheets; filed supplier documents.

*Annotation: one relevant bullet beats a long list of duties.*

Education: BA Accounting, Yarmouk Example University, Irbid, 2022

*Annotation: the institution is fictional. Keep the official award name.*

Skills and languages: Excel reporting · reconciliations · invoicing · Arabic (native) · English [truthful level]

*Annotation: put the skills the vacancy asks for first.*

Cover letter, references and documents

Cover letter. Three short paragraphs: why this employer, your strongest evidence, and when you can start. International NGOs and UN agencies commonly expect one; many Jordanian private firms do not, so follow the advert (practice).

Identity and permits. Carry your national ID (Jordanians) or passport and residence or work permit (foreigners) to interviews and keep copies in a separate file; do not put numbers or scans on the CV.

Non-conviction certificate (عدم محكومية). Employers often ask for it at hiring. It is issued by the Ministry of Justice; you choose whether it is for internal or external use and which court issues it; the fee is JOD 6 (about USD 8.5 / JPY 1,330) and is paid through eFAWATEERcom, according to the 2026 form of the Embassy of Jordan in Washington.[^12] We could not confirm that the Sanad portal issues it.

Medical exam. The Ministry of Labour spokesperson said in March 2024 that no work permit is issued for a domestic worker without a Ministry of Health fitness report carried out in Jordan, and that tests done in the home country are only preliminary.[^14] We could not verify the full list of tests for other categories, so ask your employer which exam applies.

Work certificate. On request at the end of employment, the employer must give a certificate with your name, type of work, and start and end dates (art. 30).[^3] Ask for one every time you leave a job.

References. Name two referees who agreed to be contacted, and give them when asked.

Foreign degrees: equivalency, legalisation and regulated professions

Equivalency. The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) recognises foreign degrees through its equivalency committees, and electronic applications have been accepted since 2020. Older MoHE fee schedules gave JOD 75 for a doctorate, JOD 50 for a master's or higher diploma and JOD 30 for a bachelor's, and a 2023 regulation sets committee rules, for example that a bachelor's needs at least three academic years after secondary school. Current fees and timelines are not confirmed, so check the MoHE site.[^13] Equivalency matters mostly for public posts and regulated professions.

Legalisation, not Apostille. Jordan is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention (HCCH status table updated 30 June 2026). Documents therefore need legalisation: the issuing country's foreign ministry, then the Jordanian embassy there, then the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (likely; no official step count). Among countries our readers also ask about, Saudi Arabia joined the Convention (in force 7 December 2022), Egypt, the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar are not listed, and Japan is a party.[^11]

Regulated professions. Membership of the engineers, medical, bar and pharmacists associations is generally tied to Jordanian nationality (likely; we read no statute), so check the association before you plan to practise.

Pay: minimum wage and salary components

The national minimum wage is JOD 290 a month (about USD 409 / JPY 64,100), set by the Tripartite Committee for 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027. Hourly, daily and weekly workers get the monthly figure divided by 30, about JOD 9.67 a day (about USD 13.6 / JPY 2,140). The garment sector has its own collective agreement with a floor of JOD 230 (about USD 324 / JPY 50,900), reported.[^15] Paying below the minimum is an offence under art. 53 of the Labour Law (1996 text; current fines not checked).[^3]

For reference, the SSC reports an average insured wage of about JOD 638 for 2024 and JOD 656 for 2025 (press; likely).

What this means. Compare offers on gross monthly pay in JOD. On the minimum wage, the 7.5% SSC deduction is about JOD 21.75 (USD 31 / JPY 4,810). A written contract states pay and allowances, so keep your copy.

Contracts and probation

Written contract (art. 15). The contract is drawn up in Arabic in at least two copies, one for each side. Without a written contract, the worker may prove rights by any evidence. If a fixed-term contract continues to be performed after its end, it is treated as indefinite from its start (art. 15(3)). A proposed amendment would change this to another fixed term; check whether it is in force.[^3]

Probation (art. 35). Probation is limited to 3 months, with pay no lower than the minimum; during it the employer may end the contract without notice or indemnity. If work continues, the contract is indefinite and the probation counts as service.[^3] The 1996 text does not say what a worker leaving during probation must do.

Flexible work. The 2024 Flexible Work System (Official Gazette No. 5942, 1 August 2024) replaced the 2017 bylaw and covers remote work, part-time work, flexible hours and a compressed week; it needs a written agreement, reported by legal summaries.[^27]

Domestic workers. Domestic workers fall outside the Labour Law proper, under a separate bylaw and a recruitment regime run by the Ministry of Labour (likely).

Jordan's economy in numbers

*Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (accessed 26 October 2026).*

The World Bank's ILO-modelled unemployment rate for 2025 is 16.5%, and youth (15 to 24) unemployment is 38.9%. These are modelled estimates; the national figure below is the survey measure.[^2]

National unemployment (Department of Statistics). The unemployment rate was 16.1% in the second quarter of 2026, against 16.5% a year earlier. For Jordanians it was 21.0% (21.3% a year earlier), for all women 19.9%, and for Jordanians aged 24 and over 18.0%. The figures were published on 30 August 2026 and reported by Petra.[^16]

Inflation. The 12-month inflation rate in September 2026 was 2.73% and the January to September 2026 average was 2.26% (DoS figures reported by QNA; likely).[^17]

What this means. A competitive market with high unemployment among Jordanians means a tailored CV and a clear work-authorisation line matter more than usual. Low inflation of about 2% to 3% means pay offers in JOD keep their value; still, ask whether the figure is gross or net.

Work permits and rules for foreign workers

The basic rule (art. 12). A non-Jordanian may work only with a work permit from the Minister, granted where expertise is not available among Jordanians (priority to Arab experts and workers). The permit is valid for up to one year and is renewable; the employer pays the fee, and it must be obtained before entry or employment. An employer who hires a foreigner without a permit faces a fine of JOD 500 to 1,000 per worker (about USD 705 to 1,410), doubled on repetition.[^3] A list of professions closed to non-Jordanians is issued by the Minister; consult the Ministry of Labour Comprehensive Guide for the current one. We do not list permit fee amounts because we could not confirm them.

Recruitment suspension from 1 June 2026. A decision by the Labour Minister suspends the recruitment of non-Jordanian workers from abroad in most sectors. Exempt are domestic workers, garment and textile factories (including apparel-input factories in development zones, QIZs and free zones) and scarce specialised skills. Approvals issued before 1 June remain valid, and the ministry said it would reopen when conditions require. The reports do not say how renewals or in-country transfers are treated, so check the current status with the Ministry of Labour.[^18]

Regularisation. A Cabinet decision let non-Jordanian workers of all nationalities regularise their status until 30 September 2026, with a 50% waiver of accumulated work-permit fees and waived late penalties on renewal or transfer. The window has now ended, and the Ministry of Labour said there would be no extension; after it, deportation action was announced for workers whose permit expired three or more months ago.[^22]

Syrians. Syrians may hold work permits in sectors open to non-Jordanians. "Flexible" permits, not tied to a single employer, exist for listed occupational groups such as agriculture and construction (likely; UNHCR guidance). You need a Ministry of Interior service card and, normally, a written contract. We could not confirm whether earlier fee exemptions still apply.

Gazans with temporary passports. Holders of a temporary Jordanian passport with permanent residence under the Ministry of Interior's white card can apply for work permits with the white card instead of the passport, an arrangement the Labour Minister announced on 23 January 2025.[^21] We could not confirm current rules on public-sector jobs or professional associations.

Egyptians and other Arab nationals. The same permit rules apply, with priority for Arab expertise in art. 12. We found no official quota or bilateral agreement text and do not quote one.

Residence law. The Residency and Foreigners' Affairs Law No. 24 of 1973 was amended in 2025; overstay fines are reported at JOD 90 a month or JOD 3 a day, and the amendment extended the grace period for fixing violations from 60 to 90 days.[^23]

Japanese nationals

Japan has no visa-exemption arrangement with Jordan; Japanese citizens receive a free 90-day stay permit at the airport or land border, with a passport valid for at least six months and two unused pages. It can be extended once, by up to 90 more days (180 days in total), at a police foreigners' registration office or the Public Security Directorate's Border and Residence Department in Amman. For stays beyond six months, apply for a residence permit (iqama) at the Ministry of Interior at least two weeks before expiry; it is normally valid for one year. Since October 2025, anyone staying more than two weeks must register their address at the nearest police station within 13 days, with a fine of up to JOD 200 (about USD 282 / JPY 44,200).[^24] The status on arrival does not allow work, so you need a work permit and residence. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes the number of Japanese residents abroad each year; we do not quote a figure because we could not read it.

Foreign workers in numbers

The Labour Minister said in late November 2025 that there were about 315,000 valid work permits in Jordan; we found no split by nationality or sector.[^19] UNHCR counted about 427,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers in Jordan in February 2026, and press reports quoting UNHCR say more than 208,000 Syrians had returned to Syria from Jordan between 8 December 2024 and 18 July 2026 (reported).[^20] The World Bank's migrant-stock figure (5,280,168 in 2024) is a different measure that covers all foreign-born residents.[^2]

Labour law: hours, leave, notice and dismissal

The standards below come from the Labour Law No. 8 of 1996, which we read in its original text; the latest amendment set we could confirm is Law No. 14 of 2019. A 2025 amending bill passed the Lower House, but we could not confirm its publication or in-force date, so where it matters we say so. Your contract may be better than the law.[^3] [^7]

Pregnancy. The 1996 text protects a pregnant worker from dismissal from the sixth month of pregnancy; the Lower House approved protection from the start of pregnancy on 5 March 2025, and its in-force date is not confirmed.[^26]

Collective dismissal. For economic or technical reasons the employer must notify the Ministry of Labour (art. 31), and the Minister may form a tripartite commission.[^3]

2026 public holidays

Jordan sets holidays by Prime Ministerial circular shortly before each occasion. The circulars name government bodies, but the Ministry of Labour has said they also apply to the private sector, with work on a holiday paid at least 150% (art. 59(b)). Dates for Eid and Labour Day are expected or likely, not fixed; check the circular. The closure windows below include the Friday and Saturday weekend.[^28]

Social security: what you pay and what you get

Contributions. The Social Security Corporation (SSC) covers workers regardless of nationality (art. 4), with exceptions such as non-Jordanians employed by foreign missions and irregular workers who work fewer than 16 days a month.[^29]

The insurable wage ceiling is JOD 3,733 a month in 2026 (about USD 5,265 / JPY 825,700), up from JOD 3,668 in 2025, as announced on 14 May 2026.[^30]

Unemployment insurance. To qualify you need at least 36 contributions (not necessarily consecutive) and be under 60 (men) or 55 (women). The benefit is 75%, 65%, 55% and 45% of your last insured wage in successive stages, for 3 months if you have fewer than 180 contributions and 6 months if you have 180 or more, up to three times in a career. The maximum monthly benefit is JOD 623 in 2026 (about USD 879 / JPY 137,800). A non-Jordanian with no credit balance gets nothing.[^29] [^30]

Pension. The old-age pension needs 180 contributions of which at least 84 are actual service, with the retirement age reported as 60 for men and 55 for women.[^29]

Maternity insurance. The employer contributes 0.75% of insurable wages to fund maternity benefit; the leave rules are in the labour law section above.

Foreigners leaving Jordan. Under SSC Law art. 70(b), an insured person who leaves before earning pension rights receives a lump sum of 10% (up to 120 contributions), 12% (121 to 215) or 15% (216 or more) of the wages on which contributions were paid. A non-Jordanian with pension rights may take either a lump sum or 36 times the pension, whichever is higher (art. 104). Since June 2026, the SSC reportedly accepts an online lump-sum claim for "permanent departure with no return" (press; likely).[^29] [^31]

2026 amending law. The SSC amendment is still a draft: the Cabinet approved it in February 2026, the Lower House held a first reading on 4 March 2026 and referred it to its Labour Committee, and we found no vote or Gazette publication. Contribution-rate changes are unconfirmed.[^32]

Japan–Jordan. Japan lists 24 social security agreements in force, and Jordan is not among them, so a Japanese worker in Jordan may owe contributions in both countries. Ask your employer and the Japan Pension Service about any exemption before you go.[^25]

Taxes on employees

Income tax. Resident individuals pay tax on income above their exemptions at these marginal rates, per Worldwide Tax Summaries (reviewed July 2026).[^33]

A National Contribution Tax of 1% applies to taxable income above JOD 200,000 (about USD 282,080 / JPY 44.2 million).

Exemptions. The personal exemption is JOD 9,000 (about USD 12,700 / JPY 1.99 million) for the taxpayer and a further JOD 9,000 for dependants. A further JOD 1,000 each for the taxpayer and spouse, and JOD 1,000 per child (children capped at JOD 3,000), covers medical expenses, education, rent and housing-loan interest. The family total is capped at JOD 23,000 (about USD 32,400 / JPY 5.09 million).[^33]

Illustration only. A single employee with JOD 12,000 a year of income has a taxable income of JOD 3,000 after the JOD 9,000 exemption, so 5% gives about JOD 150 (USD 211 / JPY 33,200). This ignores SSC deductions and other items; ask your payroll team for the exact figure.

Sales tax, not salary. The General Sales Tax (GST) is 16%; it is a consumption tax, not a tax on salary.

No local income tax. Worldwide Tax Summaries lists no municipal income tax on individuals, unlike Japan's resident tax (住民税, juminzei).

Japan–Jordan tax treaty. We could not confirm a Japan–Jordan tax treaty; check with the ISTD and Japan's National Tax Agency before you rely on credits.

Where to find jobs, recruitment agencies and job scams

Private job boards are legal. Under the Labour Law (arts. 10 and 11), private employment offices need the Minister's authorisation, the Minister sets their fees, and only public or authorised offices may act as intermediaries. Unlicensed recruitment can be punished by closure, a fine of JOD 200 to 1,000 (about USD 282 to 1,410) and/or at least 30 days in prison.[^3] We found no blanket statutory ban on all fees, so our advice is simple: never pay an unlicensed intermediary, check that the office is licensed by the Ministry of Labour, and never pay anyone to get an interview. The ministry has published lists of licensed agencies before (74 in 2017, 65 in 2018).[^5]

Scams. The Ministry of Labour warned in 2017 and 2018 against unlicensed offices that take money and CVs, and the Public Security Directorate's cybercrime unit has handled recruitment scams (press).[^5] We found no 2026 official warning or statistics. Red flags: a fee for a job or an interview, a promise of a visa or permit for money, an offer that arrives only on WhatsApp or Telegram, and a company with no verifiable address. Report fraud to the Public Security Directorate.

Final checks before you apply

• [ ] The language matches the advert (Arabic or English).
• [ ] The CV is one or two pages and the strongest evidence is on page one.
• [ ] Every date, degree and language level is true; false documents allow dismissal without notice.
• [ ] National number only where a form asks; no passport or bank details on the CV.
• [ ] The work-authorisation line is short and true, and I checked the June 2026 recruitment suspension if I am hiring from abroad.
• [ ] I know the pay basis: gross or net, allowances, and that the minimum wage is JOD 290.
• [ ] I checked equivalency and legalisation for my foreign degree, and whether my profession has an association.
• [ ] The contract will be in Arabic, in two copies, and I will keep mine.
• [ ] No one asked me for a fee for the job; the office is licensed by the Ministry of Labour.
• [ ] The file reads cleanly when copied, and I saved the version I sent.

How to use AIResume

Keep one master CV in AIResume and create a Jordan version for each vacancy: choose Arabic or English as the advert asks, drop personal data you do not need, put the strongest evidence for the role first and state language levels truthfully. Export a PDF unless the employer asks for another format, use our ATS-friendly CV guide for file checks, and save the exact version and date you send.

Related AIResume guides

• Job boards in Jordan
• Saudi Arabia CV format
• United Arab Emirates CV format
• Qatar CV format
• Egypt CV format
• Job boards in Lebanon
• How to write an ATS-friendly CV

Sources

[^1]: Central Bank of Jordan (fixed peg USD 1 = JOD 0.709); ECB euro reference rates of 23 October 2026 (EUR 1 = USD 1.1193 = JPY 175.51, so USD 1 = JPY 156.80)

[^2]: World Bank, World Development Indicators: Jordan (accessed 26 October 2026)

[^3]: Labour Law No. 8 of 1996, original English text (ILO NATLEX copy): Jordan Labour Code. Article numbers are reliable; the wording of amended articles may have changed

[^4]: Petra, Labour Ministry calls on job seekers to participate in National Employment Day

[^5]: Jordan Times, ministry warning on unlicensed offices and lists of licensed agencies, 2017 (read through search summary; likely)

[^6]: Personal Data Protection Law No. 24 of 2023: dates from secondary compliance summaries (Securiti, DataGuidance); the law text on the MoDEE site could not be opened (likely)

[^7]: World Bank, Women, Business and the Law 2024, Jordan response data; law-firm summaries of Law 14 of 2019 (likely)

[^8]: Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities No. 20 of 2017, art. 25, via the Ministry of Labour page (could not be opened; likely)

[^9]: Jordan News, Head of Civil Service Bureau: all appointments will be competitive and Recruitment no longer Civil Service Bureau responsibility

[^10]: Jordan News, Publication of the Amended National Service and Reserve Service Law in the Official Gazette; the first intake was announced for February 2026 for men born 2007 (reported)

[^11]: HCCH, Apostille Convention status table (last update 30 June 2026)

[^12]: Embassy of Jordan in Washington, Non-Criminal Record Certificate 2026 form

[^13]: Ministry of Higher Education financial directives and 2023 equivalency regulation (the MoHE site could not be opened; check the current rules there); electronic applications since 2020 per Jordan Times (likely)

[^14]: Jordan News, Jordan requires health reports for domestic worker permits

[^15]: Minimum-wage decision as reported by Roya News; garment sector floor from the Better Work Jordan 2025 annual report

[^16]: Petra, Statistics: unemployment rate falls to 16.1% in Q2 2026; Jordan News, Jordanian unemployment rate falls to 21% in Q2 2026

[^17]: QNA, Jordan's inflation rises 2.26 percent since start of 2026 (DoS figures; likely); Petra, Inflation averages 2.2% in first eight months

[^18]: Petra, Labour ministry freezes foreign worker recruitment; AGBI; EY Tax News

[^19]: Jordan News, Minister of Labor: 315,000 valid work permits in the Kingdom

[^20]: Jordan News, UNHCR: approximately 427,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers in Jordan as of February 2026; Enab Baladi, over 208,000 Syrian refugees return to Syria from Jordan (press quoting UNHCR)

[^21]: Jordan News, Minister of Labor meets with the Palestinian Parliamentary Committee, 23 January 2025

[^22]: Jordan News, 58 days remaining to rectify status for non-Jordanian workers in violation; Petra regularisation notice (read through search summary; likely)

[^23]: Refworld, Residency and Foreigners' Affairs Law No. 24 of 1973, consolidated version of 3 April 2025; overstay fines per Jordan News (reported)

[^24]: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Overseas Safety: Jordan (updated 22 April 2026)

[^25]: Japan Pension Service, social security agreements (24 agreements in force; page dated 27 October 2025)

[^26]: Jordan News, House of Representatives approves 90-day maternity leave (March 2025; Gazette and in-force date not found)

[^27]: Paul Hastings, Jordan employment law summary (secondary; likely) and the World Bank WBL response data (note 7) for the 2024 Flexible Work System

[^28]: Petra, Official holidays for Eid al-Adha and Independence Day; Hijri New Year on 16 June; Prophet's Birthday on 25 August; Roya News, Eid al-Fitr 20 to 23 March and Labour Day holiday

[^29]: Social Security Law (SSC, arts. 4, 24, 42, 48, 50 to 56, 59, 62, 70, 104): SSC law PDF; PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Jordan: other taxes

[^30]: Petra, SSC says JD3,733 maximum wage for social security deductions

[^31]: Jordan News, New mechanism to enable expatriate workers to receive social security benefits upon permanent departure (press; likely)

[^32]: Petra, Lower House Speaker: social security amendments to undergo comprehensive review and government to seek ILO's advice; Jordan News, Amended Social Security draft law referred to parliamentary Labor Committee

[^33]: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Jordan: taxes on personal income (reviewed 5 July 2026), deductions and other taxes

[^34]: Job-board and agency pages checked for access on 26 October 2026 (Akhtaboot, For9a, UN Jordan, ReliefWeb, Hikma, Michael Page, Hays, Adecco); other names are market knowledge only and not linked