Jordan · Citizenship by investment

Jordanian CBI — Passive Deposit and Treasury Bond Routes

Closed Last verified July 2026

CLOSED. The zero-interest USD 1m / JOD 1m Central Bank deposit and the JOD 1m treasury bond routes were phased out by the Cabinet decision of 2 July 2025 in favour of active investment, share purchase and job creation. This is the route almost every adviser and comparison site still quotes for Jordan. It no longer exists for new applicants.

This programme is closed. We keep the page up because agents still advertise it and clients still ask. Nothing below is available to new applicants.

We list this as dead because much of the market still lists it as live. If a firm is quoting you a USD 1m Jordanian deposit for citizenship in 2026, it is either not reading primary sources or is hoping you will not. That tells you what you need to know about the firm.

Qualifying routes

$1M
Central Bank zero-interest deposit (CLOSED)

Formerly USD 1m deposited with the Central Bank of Jordan, interest-free, for 3 years. Withdrawn July 2025.

1M JOD
Treasury bonds (CLOSED)

Formerly JOD 1m in Jordanian treasury bonds. Withdrawn July 2025.

The facts

Minimum investment
$1M
Total landed cost
No longer available at any price
Physical presence
Not applicable
Family
not applicable — route closed
Permanent residency
Not applicable
Citizenship
Not applicable — replaced by the active-investment routes
Language test
Not applicable
Dual citizenship
Permitted
Requirements
not applicable — route closed to new applicants
What can go wrong
  • Investors holding legacy treasury-bond or deposit positions taken out under the old rules should take advice on how the transition affects them; Jordanian courts have addressed retroactive eligibility for legacy investors.
  • The replacement routes require active business investment, share purchase or job creation — a fundamentally different commitment.
  • Treat any provider still marketing this route as a red flag on their broader research quality.
Sources (2)

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