Jordan: Update to ZZZ27519.E of 5 August 1997 on whether an Israeli-Arab woman who wants to obtain residency rights in Jordan can obtain a visa to enter Jordan at the Embassy of Jordan in Ottawa instead of the Consulate of Jordan in Tel Aviv
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | JOR30557.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Jordan: Update to ZZZ27519.E of 5 August 1997 on whether an Israeli-Arab woman who wants to obtain residency rights in Jordan can obtain a visa to enter Jordan at the Embassy of Jordan in Ottawa instead of the Consulate of Jordan in Tel Aviv, 1 November 1998, JOR30557.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aab68c.html [accessed 13 October 2022] |
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During a 18 November 1998 telephone interview, an official of the Consular Section at the Embassy of Jordan in Ottawa stated that an Israeli-Arab woman can obtain a visa to enter Jordan at the embassy in Ottawa. Since the peace treaty between Jordan and Israel, Israeli citizens have the right to enter and exit Jordan. The official added that the woman would need a valid Israeli passport and pay the $80.00 fee for processing the application. The application is then sent to Amman for approval. The process may take between 6 and 8 weeks and is valid for one entry. An Israeli citizen married to a Jordanian man would be issued an entry visa within 24 hours directly by the Jordanian authorities at the Embassy in Ottawa. The wife of a Jordanian who comes from a non-Arab country would have the right to Jordanian citizenship after five years of residency in Jordan.
According to the President of the Jordanian Women's Union who is the Director of Sisterhood is Global in Jordan, and a lawyer handling citizenship cases, the woman has the legal right to enter and take residence in Jordan if she is married to a Jordanian citizen (19 Nov. 1998). The wife would be entitled to Jordanian citizenship after five years of residence in Jordan. The children would receive automatic Jordanian citizenship via their Jordanian father.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Embassy of Jordan, Consular Section, Ottawa. 18 November 1998. Telephone interview with official.
President of the Union of Jordanian Women, Director of Sisterhood is Global in Jordan and a lawyer, Amman, Jordan. 19 November 1998. Telephone interview.
