Jordan: Information on the meaning of the line "National Status" in the Jordanian passport when blank or filled out
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | JOR11103 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Jordan: Information on the meaning of the line "National Status" in the Jordanian passport when blank or filled out, 1 July 1992, JOR11103, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab168c.html [accessed 13 October 2022] |
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According to a Human Rights activist and Jordanian lawyer in Amman, Jordan, it is not significant whether the line "National Status" in the Jordanian passport is filled out or not since the status of the holder is noted in their file at the Passport Department in Amman (11 July 1991). The lawyer added that there is a difference between a Jordanian by law (born of a Jordanian father) and persons who are naturalized Jordanians (10 July 1992). A significant number of Palestinians became naturalized Jordanians after 1952 when the West Bank was annexed by Jordan (Ibid.). The Jordanian lawyer added that in the Jordanian passport there are letters (A, B, C) before the passport's number (Ibid.). According to the same source these letters represent the following: A: the person is of Jordanian origin; B: the person is from a foreign country; C: the person is a Palestinian from the West Bank (Ibid.).
Reference
Human Rights Activist/Lawyer, Amman, Jordan. 10-11 July 1992. Telephone Interview.
