Amman:The Ministry of Labour has issued an urgent call to employers in all sectors, including households, to regularize the status of non-Jordanian workers employed illegally by the December 1, 2026 deadline.
According to Jordan News Agency, Director of the Ministry's Inspection Directorate, Haitham Najdawi, announced that there are only 21 days remaining in the grace period approved by the Cabinet for non-Jordanian workers to legalize their employment status.
Najdawi explained that workers who entered Jordan for non-employment purposes but later joined the labor market can regularize their status by paying a JD 500 flat fee for all previous years. This payment would allow them to obtain a work permit and gain full exemption from fines imposed by the Ministries of Labor and Interior.
The grace period also offers other non-Jordanian workers, including domestic workers, exemptions under the Cabinet decision by paying 50 percent of the work permit fee for each previous year. This payment will lead to a full exemption from fines and the issuance of new work permits.
Najdawi cautioned employers against violating the Labor Law, stating that those employing non-Jordanian workers illegally would face fines starting at JD 800, with the workers liable to deportation. He emphasized that non-Jordanian workers who do not regularize their status by the December 1, 2026 deadline will have deportation notations entered into electronic systems starting January 1, 2027.