4,389 women received Jordanian citizenship through marriage in 2022

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AMMAN — Official data released by the Civil Status and Passports Department revealed the total number of individuals who acquired Jordanian citizenship in 2022 through marriage, naturalization applications, or other provisions under the Jordanian Nationality Law.اضافة اعلان

Based on the provisions of Article 8 of the Jordanian Nationality Law, which allows Arab and foreign wives married to Jordanians to obtain Jordanian citizenship after meeting the legal requirements, the department issued 4,389 citizenship certificates.

As for individuals who naturalized under the provisions of Articles 12, 5, and 4, the number of individuals who acquired Jordanian citizenship according to the aforementioned provisions reached 253 persons.

According to the data, 253 people obtained Jordanian citizenship through naturalization applications.

The total number of transactions completed by the department during the past year amounted to 11,755.


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