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Jordan – Education and Schools

Jordan maintains a well-organised, government-overseen education system that spans pre-primary through ten years of compulsory basic schooling and two optional years of secondary education, with the nationally recognised Tawjihi certificate awarded at completion. State education is free and broadly accessible

Jordan – Driving Licenses

Expatriates living in Jordan may use a valid driving licence from their home country for a period of up to six months, on the condition that the licence is issued in Arabic or English, or that a certified translation into

Jordan – Driving

Getting behind the wheel in Jordan means joining a right-hand traffic system, observing speed limits that range from 60 km/h in built-up areas to 120 km/h on motorways, and adapting to a driving culture that can seem more forceful than

Jordan – Doctors

Jordan operates a mixed public-private healthcare system overseen by the Ministry of Health. Public services are largely oriented toward Jordanian nationals, which means the majority of expatriates turn to private clinics and hospitals for their everyday medical care. Private facilities

Jordan – Disability

Jordan boasts one of the most forward-thinking disability rights frameworks in the Arab world, underpinned by the 2017 Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its early ratification of the UN CRPD back in 2008. Despite these advances,

Jordan – Dentists and Dental Treatment

Dental services in Jordan are provided predominantly through the private sector, with public provision remaining extremely limited and largely restricted to Jordanian nationals. Expats moving to Jordan will generally need to rely on private dental clinics and should either arrange

Jordan – Cycling

In Jordan, cycling is overwhelmingly a recreational and sporting pursuit rather than an everyday mode of transport. Purpose-built cycling lanes in urban areas are rare, and riding on city roads — particularly in Amman — presents real challenges for the

Jordan – Cost of Living

Jordan is broadly more affordable than most cities across Western Europe and North America, though it ranks above a number of its neighbours in the Middle East and North Africa. Housing in Amman — the capital and the country’s priciest

Jordan – Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) plays a prominent role in Jordanian healthcare culture, with herbal treatments, hijama (cupping therapy), and traditional folk healing practices woven deeply into daily life. By comparison with countries that operate statutory regulatory frameworks, formal oversight

Jordan – Citizenship

Jordanian citizenship is primarily regulated by the Jordanian Nationality Law of 1954 and can be obtained through naturalisation following a qualifying residency period (ordinarily four years for non-Arabs), by patrilineal descent, or by marriage for foreign women who wed Jordanian