Amman, Nov. 10 (Petra) -- The Ministry of Labour has urged employers across all economic sectors, as well as household employers, to take immediate steps to regularize the status of non-Jordanian workers employed illegally before the December 1, 2026 deadline.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Director of the Ministry's Inspection Directorate Haitham Najdawi said only 21 days remain before the end of the grace period approved by the Cabinet to legalize the status of non-Jordanian workers.

He explained that non-Jordanian workers who entered Jordan for purposes other than employment and subsequently joined the labor market can regularize their status by paying a flat fee of JD 500 covering all previous years. They will then be eligible to obtain a work permit, with a full exemption from fines imposed by the Ministries of Labor and Interior.

The grace period also allows other non-Jordanian workers, including domestic workers, to benefit from the exemptions stipulated in the Cabinet decision by paying 50 percent of the work permit fee for each previous year. Beneficiaries will receive a full exemption from fines imposed by both ministries and be issued new work permits.

Najdawi warned employers against violating the provisions of the Labor Law, noting that employers found employing non-Jordanian workers in violation of the law will face fines of at least JD 800, while the workers concerned will be subject to deportation orders.

He stressed that any non-Jordanian worker who fails to regularize their status before December 1, 2026, including domestic workers, will have a deportation notation entered into the electronic systems starting January 1, 2027.

//Petra// WH