passport to Jordan

[palilover 1]

My husband is still asleep or I would be asking him:)

Does anyone know how much it would be for a Palestinian to obtain a Jordanian passport and/or who I can call to find out?

Also can I obtain a Jordanian passport as easy as that? What about me finding work in Jordan? Are they as picky as the western countries where they would deport me if they knew I was looking for work while on a visitor's visa? (but not working mind you but if someone reported me looking).

Or do I need to wait til a company offers me a job while I'm still in America and then they pay for my visa? The work visa section of the jordanian consulate is vague about that or not at all.

Thanks

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I just got back from Jordan in October. It is super easy to get a visa. You can get your passport stamped at any "entry" point in Jordan, but since I flew in I got mine in the Queen Alia Airport in Amman. All you do is give them your passport (mine is US) and pay 15 JD they stamp it and you are done. Then you get stamped again by customs when you leave. As for the permission to work...I'm not sure about that one. I believe I read online that if you plan on staying more than 30 days you need to report it to the nearest police station...I don't know where you would go from there if you wanted to work. Hope that is of some help & not too late.

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My husband is still asleep or I would be asking him:)

Does anyone know how much it would be for a Palestinian to obtain a Jordanian passport and/or who I can call to find out?

Also can I obtain a Jordanian passport as easy as that? What about me finding work in Jordan? Are they as picky as the western countries where they would deport me if they knew I was looking for work while on a visitor's visa? (but not working mind you but if someone reported me looking).

Or do I need to wait til a company offers me a job while I'm still in America and then they pay for my visa? The work visa section of the jordanian consulate is vague about that or not at all.

Thanks

I'm not exactly sure how easy it is for Palestinians to get a Jordanian passport. Does your husband have any family in Jordan? It is getting increasingly more difficult to get a Jordanian passport/visa for security purposes. If you husband is currently living in Gaza or the West Bank and has never lived in Jordan he might have to go through some security process. It is even difficult for Jordanians to go to Israel.

You won't be able to get one yourself though unless your husband is a citizen of Jordan and you have been married for some years (not sure of the amount) In order for you to work there, you would need more than a tourist visa. You would need a Jordanian ID card which you will need some legitamate paperwork to obtain it.

I don't think Jordan deports people, but each day you overstay your visa a fee gets tacked on. When you attempt to leave, you must pay that fine or go to jail. For you to work in any legitamate company, you will have to get a visa through them.

[palilover 1]

My husband is still asleep or I would be asking him:)

Does anyone know how much it would be for a Palestinian to obtain a Jordanian passport and/or who I can call to find out?

Also can I obtain a Jordanian passport as easy as that? What about me finding work in Jordan? Are they as picky as the western countries where they would deport me if they knew I was looking for work while on a visitor's visa? (but not working mind you but if someone reported me looking).

Or do I need to wait til a company offers me a job while I'm still in America and then they pay for my visa? The work visa section of the jordanian consulate is vague about that or not at all.

Thanks

I'm not exactly sure how easy it is for Palestinians to get a Jordanian passport. Does your husband have any family in Jordan? It is getting increasingly more difficult to get a Jordanian passport/visa for security purposes. If you husband is currently living in Gaza or the West Bank and has never lived in Jordan he might have to go through some security process. It is even difficult for Jordanians to go to Israel.

You won't be able to get one yourself though unless your husband is a citizen of Jordan and you have been married for some years (not sure of the amount) In order for you to work there, you would need more than a tourist visa. You would need a Jordanian ID card which you will need some legitamate paperwork to obtain it.

I don't think Jordan deports people, but each day you overstay your visa a fee gets tacked on. When you attempt to leave, you must pay that fine or go to jail. For you to work in any legitamate company, you will have to get a visa through them.

Thanks for the info. Actually it is easy to get passport if you are pali. You just have to fill out paperwork. I just did not know where or what the exact procedure was. My husband has an old expired passport from long time ago when he was much younger, but he could not remember either. But he found someone to ask. He must go to Jordan and fill out the application, then he must go abck to Palestine and wait 2-3 weeks and the passport will be ready to pick up. Then he can go back and stay. My husband's brother in law is going to Jordan for a job when ever the border opens so he's already been through the paperwork procedure, just waiting on his passport now. Problem is that the bridge is closed now with what is going on over there. So now he can't get out:(((

Great...so sounds like me working in Jordan will be just as difficult as me wanting to work in the US is i was a foreigner. But I wonder how easy it would be tough if I don't speak arabic though? I doubt it:(

[Amoon 0]

My husband is still asleep or I would be asking him:)

Does anyone know how much it would be for a Palestinian to obtain a Jordanian passport and/or who I can call to find out?

Also can I obtain a Jordanian passport as easy as that? What about me finding work in Jordan? Are they as picky as the western countries where they would deport me if they knew I was looking for work while on a visitor's visa? (but not working mind you but if someone reported me looking).

Or do I need to wait til a company offers me a job while I'm still in America and then they pay for my visa? The work visa section of the jordanian consulate is vague about that or not at all.

Thanks

I'm not exactly sure how easy it is for Palestinians to get a Jordanian passport. Does your husband have any family in Jordan? It is getting increasingly more difficult to get a Jordanian passport/visa for security purposes. If you husband is currently living in Gaza or the West Bank and has never lived in Jordan he might have to go through some security process. It is even difficult for Jordanians to go to Israel.

You won't be able to get one yourself though unless your husband is a citizen of Jordan and you have been married for some years (not sure of the amount) In order for you to work there, you would need more than a tourist visa. You would need a Jordanian ID card which you will need some legitamate paperwork to obtain it.

I don't think Jordan deports people, but each day you overstay your visa a fee gets tacked on. When you attempt to leave, you must pay that fine or go to jail. For you to work in any legitamate company, you will have to get a visa through them.

Thanks for the info. Actually it is easy to get passport if you are pali. You just have to fill out paperwork. I just did not know where or what the exact procedure was. My husband has an old expired passport from long time ago when he was much younger, but he could not remember either. But he found someone to ask. He must go to Jordan and fill out the application, then he must go abck to Palestine and wait 2-3 weeks and the passport will be ready to pick up. Then he can go back and stay. My husband's brother in law is going to Jordan for a job when ever the border opens so he's already been through the paperwork procedure, just waiting on his passport now. Problem is that the bridge is closed now with what is going on over there. So now he can't get out:(((

Great...so sounds like me working in Jordan will be just as difficult as me wanting to work in the US is i was a foreigner. But I wonder how easy it would be tough if I don't speak arabic though? I doubt it:(

I hope everything goes well with your husband. I know the situation is very tough over there right now. My husband said he is hearing about a lot of things happening in Gaza & Israel. And he did mention Jordanian borders are closed right now. I hope that everything ceases soon and they will calm down.

As for you getting a job in Jordan. I have been looking online the past few months for job listings in Jordan because since I had to come back & leave my husband there I have been really depressed and many times just want to sell everything and move over there...right now it seems like the quickest way to be with him! I don't speak Arabic either, just a little bit of conversation that my husband has been teaching me. From the job descriptions I have found most of them require being an Arabic speaker. But my husband said that even if you do get a job there in Jordan, especially a woman, you will only make like $150 (US) a month and you work long hours. Also, the only day in the week they have off is Friday...every other day they work. So it would probably be more of a benefit if you stayed at home & let your husband work. Let me tell you though, Jordan is a wonderful country and I would recommend going to anyone. I would be living there right now if I could (I have a 3 yr old and I don't know how the transition would affect her at this time plus ex husband drama...etc). Life is simple there and it doesn't take much to survive...the people are very friendly. All of my husband's family live in Irbid (which is north of the capital Amman), but if I could live anywhere in Jordan it would be Aqaba. Okay...now I am going on a tangent...I should probably shut up now!!

Take care & good luck. If I can be of any help let me know.