Jordan Times
Tuesday, April 14, 1998
Iraqi students without residency can continue studies
— official
By Mohammad Ben Hussein
AMMAN — The government has allowed Iraqi students without
residency permits to continue their studies at Jordanian schools,
according to an official.
The decision, taken on humanitarian grounds, took effect as of
yesterday, added the Ministry of Education official, who
requested anonymity.
The ministry allowed some 5,000 Iraqis with no residency permits
to attend Jordanian schools earlier this year, provided they
worked on obtaining a permit.
The official said studies are under way to determine if the
ministry could provide similar exemptions to Iraqi students
during the 1998-1999 scholastic year.
According to rules, non-Jordanian students — except
Lebanese, Syrian and Gulf citizens — who are attending
private and public schools in Jordan need a valid residence
permit to be able to pursue their studies.
“The Ministry of Education, in coordination with the
Ministry of Interior, is expected to study the cases of these
Iraqi students and issue a similar exemption for the 1998-1999
scholastic year,” the official told the Jordan Times.
Jordan is home to around 120,000 Iraqis, but only 30,000 of them
have formal residency, officials said.