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The Central Bank of Jordan
CENTRAL BANK OF JORDAN

10041

Number: 4/2/100
Date: 22/5/1435 AH
Corresponding Date: 23/11/2013 AD

Circular to Banks Operating in the Kingdom

Greetings,

We kindly attach copies of my letter with His Excellency the Minister of the Interior No. (328573/T/11/10) dated (305167/T/Investment/11/10) and No. 2013/11/21 dated 2013/12/23, for implementation of its contents.

Please accept our highest respect,

• The Governor
  Dr. Ziad Fariz

Enclosed

Website: www.cbj.gov.jo • E-mail: info@cbj.gov.jo • Fax: 4639721, 4639720, 4638889 • Phone: 4630301 • P.O. Box 37, Amman 11118, Jordan

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To the Attention of the Secretary General

Reference to the letter of His Excellency the Prime Minister No. 33134/3/13/20 dated 2013/11/18 AD, regarding the adoption of necessary measures to implement the recommendations of the Economic Development Committee issued in its session held on 2013/10/29, which were discussed by the Council of Ministers in its session held on 2013/11/13, concerning facilitations in the field of residences and visas for businessmen and investors, as follows:

1. A residence permit is granted and issued to the investor or businessman with the profession of company owner or partner in a company after its formal registration by linking a deposit of (65,000) Jordanian Dinars in the name of the Minister of the Interior, in addition to his job title, and the procedures for evaluating the actual activity of the company, which are practiced by the Directorate of Investors' Affairs in the Ministry of the Interior, are dispensed with.

2. A residence permit is granted and issued with the profession (None) to the owner of a property (house) after linking a deposit of (15,000) Jordanian Dinars in the name of the Minister of the Interior, in addition to his job title.

3. A residence permit is granted and issued with the profession of investor, partner, or company owner to anyone who provides ten job opportunities for Jordanians registered in social security, and this is proven by a letter from Social Security or the Free Zones Authority for workers in companies registered with it.

4. A residence permit is granted and issued with the profession (None) to the foreign citizen by linking a deposit of (30,000) Jordanian Dinars in the name of the Minister of the Interior, in addition to his job title.

5. Partners and company owners residing with the profession of investor are exempt from the deposit linking procedures, benefiting from the advantages and exemptions provided by the Self-Investment Encouragement Law as a result of their practice of activities in the sectors subject to it.

6. Expansion in issuing entry visas for three months and multiple trips, and six months and multiple trips for businessmen who do not hold residence permits, as required by the nature of their work, after submitting the necessary proofs.

7. Activation of the application of the Council of Ministers' decision in its session held on 2013/9/11, pursuant to its letter No. 26774/4/11/2 dated 2013/9/15, concerning urgent services in the field of visas and residence... etc., and allocating two windows for this purpose, one in the Directorate of Nationality and Arab and Foreign Affairs and the other in the Directorate of Investors' Affairs / Ministry of the Interior.

8. Coordination with commercial banks regarding the linking of the above deposits for the purpose of annual residency.

9. Presenting any future obstacles to the committee formed pursuant to the letter of His Excellency the Prime Minister mentioned above and submitting a monthly report regarding them.

10. Studying any future proposals aimed at providing additional exceptional facilitations and advantages for investment located in areas outside provincial centers.

For information and instruction to implement the above recommendations starting from Sunday corresponding to 2013/11/24 And in coordination with the relevant authorities and informing the committee formed under the chairmanship of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply of any future developments.

And accept our respect

Hussein Hazaa Al-Majali
Minister of the Interior

Copies to:

• His Excellency the Prime Minister / Reference to the battalions letter number mentioned above.
• His Excellency the Minister of Finance.
• His Excellency the Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply.
• His Excellency the Governor of the Central Bank.
• His Excellency the Director of the General Intelligence Directorate / Attached with a copy of the letter of His Excellency the Prime Minister mentioned above and its attachments.
• His Excellency the Director of Public Security.
• His Excellency the Director of the Directorate of Nationality and Arab and Foreign Affairs.
• His Excellency the Director of the Directorate of Investors' Affairs.

For the above

M.H. 11/20

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan www.moi.gov.jo - Website - Amman 100 P.O. Box Jordan +962 6 5606908 Fax • +962 6 5691141 Phone

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Ministry of the Interior

Number 11/10/T/328573
Date 19 Safar 1435
Corresponding Date 2013/12/23

To His Excellency the Governor of the Central Bank

Subsequent to my letter No. /Investment/T/11/10 305167 dated 2013/11/21 Regarding the letter of His Excellency the Prime Minister No. 2013/11/18 and concerning the adoption of necessary measures to implement the recommendations of the Economic Development Committee issued in its session held on 2013/10/29, which were discussed by the esteemed Council of Ministers in its session held on 2013/11/13, concerning facilitations in the field of residences and visas for businessmen and investors, as stated in my letter mentioned above.

I request Your Excellency to kindly instruct all commercial banks to link the deposit as stated in clauses "1, 2, 4" stated in my letter mentioned above and not to lift the hold on it except by a letter issued by the Ministry of the Interior "and delete the phrase 'in the name of the Minister of the Interior in addition to his job title' contained in these clauses".

And I accept Your Excellency's highest respect,,,

Hussein Hazaa Al-Majali
Minister of the Interior

Copy / To His Excellency the Prime Minister
Copy / To His Excellency the Minister of Finance Copy / To His Excellency the Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Copy / To His Excellency the Director of the General Intelligence Directorate Copy / To His Excellency the Director of Public Security Copy / To His Excellency the Director of the Directorate of Nationality and Foreign Affairs Copy / To His Excellency the Director of the Directorate of Investors' Affairs S.Q. 12/19

The Central Bank of Jordan
Department: Supervision
2013, the first of November 23
Correspondence and Documentation Department
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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Office: +962 6 5691141 Fax: +962 6 5606908 P.O. Box 100 Amman - Jordan Website: www.moi.gov.jo

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