Document checklist
Bulgaria → Jordan: Work Permit
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Required documents
10 itemsIdentity
Completed Work Permit Form
RequiredThe Ministry of Labour's Work Permit Form, filled in completely.
Source: Jordan e-Government Portal, Ministry of Labour: Obtaining a Work Permit
Computer application form for non-Jordanian workers
RequiredA separate computer-entry application form used specifically for non-Jordanian workers.
Source: Jordan e-Government Portal, Ministry of Labour: Obtaining a Work Permit
Copy of your passport
RequiredA copy of the worker's passport.
Source: Jordan e-Government Portal, Ministry of Labour: Obtaining a Work Permit
Personal photograph
RequiredOne personal photograph submitted with the application.
Source: Jordan e-Government Portal, Ministry of Labour: Obtaining a Work Permit
Request from the Ministry of Interior to receive the non-Jordanian worker
RequiredA submitted request addressed to the Ministry of Interior confirming it will receive you as a non-Jordanian worker.
Source: Jordan e-Government Portal, Ministry of Labour: Obtaining a Work Permit
Financial
Work permit fee
RequiredA fee paid to the Ministry of Labour, plus a fee stamp. The Ministry of Labour's e-government portal states 300 dinars for non-agricultural foreign workers (180 dinars for Arab workers), 120 dinars for foreign agricultural workers (60 dinars for Arab workers), and a stamp duty of 5% of monthly salary; a separate 2019 fee regulation instead sets a flat 350 dinars per worker per year in most sectors, with different amounts for the garment/sewing sector and for day labourers in agriculture, construction, or loading and unloading. Check current fees with the Ministry of Labour directorate handling your application.
Source: Jordan e-Government Portal, Ministry of Labour: Obtaining a Work Permit
Insurance
Insurance policy
RequiredAn insurance policy from an insurance company operating in Jordan.
Source: Jordan e-Government Portal, Ministry of Labour: Obtaining a Work Permit
Employment
Release document (if changing your guarantor/sponsor)
A release document, needed only if you are changing who guarantees (sponsors) your work permit.
Source: Jordan e-Government Portal, Ministry of Labour: Obtaining a Work Permit
Work contract (two copies)
RequiredYour employment contract with the Jordanian employer, submitted in two copies.
Source: Jordan e-Government Portal, Ministry of Labour: Obtaining a Work Permit
Other
Medical check-up
A medical check-up from the Ministry of Health. It's required when renewing the work permit.
Source: Jordan e-Government Portal, Ministry of Labour: Obtaining a Work Permit
Why applications on this route get refused
Missing required documents
The Ministry of Labour lists a specific set of documents needed to obtain a work permit, including the application forms, work contract, passport copy, and insurance policy.
How to avoid it: Gather every listed document before submitting your papers to the employment department.
Work permit fees not paid
The work permit fee (plus the fee stamp) must be paid before the permit, passport stamp, and work contract can be issued.
How to avoid it: Confirm the current fee amount with the Ministry of Labour directorate and pay it as part of the application.
Work permit expired and not renewed in time
Regulation No. 142 of 2019 sets a delay fine of 50% of the work permit fee if the permit expires and isn't renewed within 90 days of its completion date.
How to avoid it: Track your work permit's expiry date and start the renewal, including the medical check-up required for renewals, well before it runs out.
Sources
- Jordan e-Government Portal, Ministry of Labour: Obtaining a Work Permit · checked 24 Sept 2026
- Jordan Ministry of Labour, Regulation No. 142 of 2019: Regulation of Work Permit Fees for Non-Jordanians · checked 24 Sept 2026
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