Jordan → Netherlands

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Jordan
To: Netherlands
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 210
Change since 2018: +46.9%
Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023: 0.07%

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Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Jordan to the Netherlands

Inflows of nationals of Jordan recorded by the Netherlands; stock of nationals of Jordan living there; and acquisitions of the Netherlands' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	49
2001	48
2002	50
2003	57
2004	38
2005	30
2006	34
2007	27
2008	37
2009	28
2010	24
2011	30
2012	40
2013	31
2014	55
2015	103
2016	94
2017	131
2018	143
2019	185
2020	181
2021	171
2022	250
2023	210

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	924	—
2023	210	870	70
2022	250	772	97
2021	171	693	52
2020	181	628	67
2019	185	507	30
2018	143	405	12
2017	131	325	13
2016	94	267	18
2015	103	213	19
2014	55	213	30
2013	31	212	22
2012	40	211	22
2011	30	207	22
2010	24	212	13

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

The Netherlands' consulates in Jordan

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at the Netherlands' consulates located in Jordan.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	7,368	4,829	2,233	30.3%
2023	8,411	6,037	2,138	25.4%
2022	7,927	5,675	2,034	25.7%
2021	1,169	924	179	15.3%
2020	1,675	1,167	468	27.9%
2019	7,277	5,395	1,688	23.2%
2018	6,390	4,588	1,546	24.2%
2017	5,483	4,192	1,052	19.2%
2016	3,191	2,662	188	5.9%
2015	2,463	2,128	223	9.1%
2014	2,431	2,004	128	5.3%
2013	2,124	1,626	172	8.1%
2012	2,125	1,597	144	6.8%
2011	1,981	1,300	166	8.4%
2010	1,856	1,386	126	6.8%
2009	1,597	1,358	139	8.7%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	1,597
2010	1,856
2011	1,981
2012	2,125
2013	2,124
2014	2,431
2015	2,463
2016	3,191
2017	5,483
2018	6,390
2019	7,277
2020	1,675
2021	1,169
2022	7,927
2023	8,411
2024	7,368

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in the Netherlands

First residence permits issued by the Netherlands to citizens of Jordan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Family75
Education45
Other reasons40
Work32

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	192	0	0	0
2024	182	0	84	0
2023	170	1	70	0
2022	242	1	97	0
2021	205	1	52	0
2020	148	1	67	0
2019	149	0	35	37
2018	128	0	15	34
2017	135	1	15	0
2016	102	0	20	24
2015	118	0	22	14
2014	60	0	37	9
2013	39	0	24	13
2012	36	0	25	0
2011	38	0	22	0
2010	41	0	13	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Highly skilled workers (national schemes)23
Researchers4
Other paid activities4
EU Blue Card1

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 952
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 109
Changed status into work, 2025: 30

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of the Netherlands in Jordan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Amman	—

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; Jordan ranks 89.

Inflows to the Netherlands, 2023

Ukraine38,497
Poland25,298
Syria19,551
Romania13,914
Bulgaria12,328
India12,073
Türkiye11,250
Italy10,603
Spain10,447
Germany10,429
China7,991
Portugal6,084

Other destinations for people from Jordan, 2023

United States7,310
Germany2,581
Türkiye1,727
Canada1,265
Hungary337
New Zealand264
Japan252
Australia237
Sweden151