The Jordanian Passport in 2026: Visa-Free Travel, US E-2 Access and Residence Through Property

Clients rarely choose Jordan for travel. They choose it for business in the region and for the United States. Here is what the passport and the residence permit actually give, checked on 28 October 2026.

Travel without a visa

The BRIDGES Passport Index of 4 October 2026 gives this picture:

Entry regime	Destinations
Visa-free	25
Electronic authorisation	4
Visa on arrival	21
eVisa	52
Visa required in advance	124

That is 50 of 226 destinations without a prior visa and rank 86 of 199. Visa-free destinations in the index include Türkiye, Egypt, Malaysia, Georgia and Hong Kong. Entry rules are set by the receiving states and change, so I check them before each trip.

Europe, the UK and North America

Jordan is in Annex I of EU Regulation 2018/1806, the list of countries whose citizens need a visa for the Schengen area. BRIDGES lists the UK, the US, Canada and Japan as visa required as well. If visa-free Europe is the goal, Jordan does not solve it.

The US E-1 and E-2 visas

This is the main practical argument. Jordan is on the US Department of State list of treaty countries for E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor visas, which a search of that page showed in force since 17 December 2001. I could not open the page itself from my location, but the US Embassy in Amman describes its own E-visa unit and the application steps. The visa still requires a substantial investment in a real US enterprise and a decision by the consulate.

Residence through property

Separately from citizenship, the Ministry of Investment criteria offer a five year renewable residence permit for the investor and eligible family members:

Property	Minimum value
One property bought from a real estate developer	JOD 200,000 (about $282,000)
One property bought from another seller	JOD 300,000 (about $423,000)
One or more properties outside the Capital Governorate	JOD 150,000 in total (about $212,000)

The value is set by the Department of Lands and Survey, and the property must be kept for five years without being sold or mortgaged. At renewal the investor must still own it or an equivalent property. The 2025 decision had only the JOD 200,000 developer option; the JOD 300,000 and JOD 150,000 options came with the July 2026 amendments. This permit does not lead to citizenship by itself.

For Russian citizens

According to the BRIDGES entry table of 4 October 2026, Russian citizens enter Jordan visa-free for up to 90 days, which makes preliminary trips for company and property matters simple.

What I would weigh

The passport is mid-ranked and does not open Europe, but it combines E-2 eligibility, an asset that stays yours and a base in the Middle East. If those three things matter to you, read the complete guide next.