AMMAN — Minister of Labor
Nayef Steitieh announced on Monday the details of the amended system of work permit fees for
non-Jordanians No. 3, as approved by the Cabinet for 2022, which included a
reduction in work permit fees that will be activated on first of March 2022.
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The aim of reducing work permit fees is to reduce the
financial burden on investors and employers in the private sector, especially
in view of the continuing implications of the pandemic, and for the positive
implications that the decision will have on reducing the cost of production in
all sectors and economic activities, according to Steitieh.
The minster explained that the Cabinet had decided to
reduce fees for work permits for all workers including those in domestic work
sector, so that the value of the work permit including the additional amount
will be reduced from JD500 to JD400 when issuing or renewing a work permit.
The reduction in work permit fees also comes in order
to enable investors and private sector employers to hire experts from out of
the Kingdom to meet the needs of their businesses, where it had been decided to
reduce the fees for work permits for each worker with specialized skills.
Steitieh added that the fees for work permits with all
the additional amounts included for each worker of specialized skills will be
reduced from JD2,500 to JD2,200, in addition to the introduction of two new
categories for work permits; the first one is for six months at a fee of JD1300
and the second is a three months permit at a fee of JD695.
The minister also noted that the amended system of
work permit fees ensured a consolidation of the fees for self-employment
permits including the additional amounts to a total of JD850 per worker for the
free permit in the agricultural sector, construction and others.
Steitieh confirmed that the amendments of the system
retained the total amount for the issuance or renewal of work permits for each
worker employed by institutions and companies in the garments and clothes
industry at a total of JD275.
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