Australia jobs from Jordan: good conduct certificate, Amman medical and no apostille to lean on

Tips · 2026-10-30 · 10 min read

A man reviews papers beside a laptop at an Amman café, with pale stone hillside buildings in the afternoon light.

Australia jobs from Jordan run on the same employer-sponsored route as anywhere else, but the paperwork has a Jordanian shape. Home Affairs names one police certificate for Jordan, the General Intelligence Directorate Certificate of Good Conduct. Your Australian visa medical can be done at one of three panel clinics, all in Amman. And because Jordan is not part of the Apostille Convention, an apostille will not settle a document question for you. Secure the sponsored offer first, then line these up in the order below, and your file moves without avoidable gaps.

Who this guide is written for

It is for two groups: people living in Jordan, Jordanian or expatriate, in Amman, Irbid or Zarqa; and Jordanians working in Riyadh, Doha, Dubai or Muscat who still need papers from home.

You would not be the first to make the move. The 2021 Census counted 7,959 people in Australia who were born in Jordan.

If you have lived in more than one Gulf country, read this alongside our guide to Gulf police clearance for every country you called home, because each country issues its own certificate.

Your Jordan documents at a glance

Document	Who issues it, or where	What to keep in mind
Certificate of Good Conduct	General Intelligence Directorate (GID) office in Jordan, or a Jordanian Embassy if you live abroad	Valid for an Australian visa for 12 months from issue; order it close to lodging
Australian visa medical	One of three Home Affairs panel physicians in Amman	Book with a HAP ID; results generally valid for 12 months for the 482
New Zealand visa medical	A doctor on Immigration New Zealand's panel list, if there is one in your country	Search the INZ list for Jordan yourself before you book anything
English translations	Any translator; accreditation is not needed outside Australia	Translator's full name, address, phone number and language qualifications and experience on the translation
Certificates from other countries	Each country's own issuer	Usually needed for 12 months or more lived there in the past 10 years

The Certificate of Good Conduct: the one Home Affairs names

The Home Affairs country information for Jordan names the General Intelligence Directorate "Certificate of Good Conduct", with the website solouk.jordan.gov.jo. Use that exact name when you apply, so the certificate you receive is the one the department expects.

If you live in Jordan

Residents of Jordan, whether citizens or not, apply at any General Intelligence Directorate office. Jordanian citizens can also apply online.

If you live outside Jordan

People living outside Jordan apply in person at a Jordanian Embassy. If you are a Jordanian quantity surveyor in Doha or a Jordanian technician in Kuwait City, that means planning a visit to the Jordanian Embassy where you live, not a flight home.

A fee is payable in both cases; check the current amount when you apply.

When Home Affairs asks, and how long it lasts

Home Affairs may ask for a police certificate from every country you lived in, usually if you were over 17 and lived there for at least 12 months in the past 10 years. A certificate is valid for 12 months from its issue date, and it must cover the time from age 16 up to that date, or your whole time in the country.

One exception is worth knowing. If your employer is an accredited sponsor, a subclass 482 applicant does not need police certificates from countries other than Australia when they attach the sponsor's reference confirming good character and no criminal convictions. Ask your employer early whether they are accredited.

For New Zealand, Accredited Employer Work Visa applicants must be of good character, and Immigration New Zealand asks applicants to check whether police certificates are needed. Read our guide to the AEWV, New Zealand's sponsored work visa before you order anything for a New Zealand move.

Your visa medical in Amman

Health examinations outside Australia must be done by one of the Department of Home Affairs' approved panel physicians or clinics, and you need a HAP ID to book the appointment. The Home Affairs panel physician list for Jordan has three clinics, all in Amman:

IOM Amman Migration Health Assessment Center, Abdelhameed Sharaf Street, Shmaisani
Dr Amy Khoury Clinic, 15 Suleiman Hadidi Street, Abdoun
Agnes De Baz, 54 Ibn Khaldoun Street, Al Khaldi

A clinic that is not on this list cannot do an Australian visa medical, however convenient it is.

For the subclass 482, health examination results are generally valid for 12 months, and Home Affairs advises organising them before lodging to reduce processing times.

Moving to New Zealand instead

For a New Zealand visa, chest X-rays and medical examinations must be done by a doctor or radiologist on Immigration New Zealand's approved panel physician list, if there is one in your country. We could not confirm a Jordan listing, so search that list for Jordan yourself and follow what it says for your country.

No apostille for Jordan: what that means for your papers

An apostille is a quick certificate that makes a public document acceptable in another member country. The HCCH Apostille Convention status table does not list Jordan as a contracting party. Australia joined in 1995 and New Zealand in 2001, but that does not help a document issued in Jordan.

So do not pay anyone for a "Jordanian apostille". If an Australian or New Zealand body asks for certified copies of your degree, trade papers or civil documents, ask that body exactly what it accepts for papers issued in Jordan, and certify only what it asks for.

If you also lived in Saudi Arabia, Oman or Bahrain, the picture is different, because those countries are on the status table. Our guide to apostille in the UAE and Saudi Arabia explains which Gulf states are in and which are out.

Arabic documents need English translations

Home Affairs requires every non-English document to be translated into English, with both the original and the translation provided. A translator outside Australia does not need to be accredited, but must include their full name, address, phone number and language qualifications and experience.

The Australian Embassy in Amman is not your visa office

The Australian Embassy in Jordan is at 41 Kayed Al Armouti Street, Abdoun, Amman. Its visa page says visa and citizenship applications are managed by the Department of Home Affairs, and that Embassy staff cannot help with general visa or citizenship enquiries.

So there is no counter to queue at and no Embassy official to call about your 482. The same is true across the region, as our piece on why Australian visa applications go online instead of through an embassy explains.

Start with the job, not the paperwork

The Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) is a temporary visa that lets an employer sponsor a suitably skilled worker for a position they cannot fill with a suitably skilled Australian. Applicants must have at least 1 year of relevant work experience in the nominated occupation or a related field, gained within the last 5 years. Our in-depth guide to the 482 visa covers the rest.

Everything in this guide is triggered by a sponsored offer, so the job comes first. Browse current openings such as this fabricator and welder role in Perth, the wider manufacturing jobs in Australia and New Zealand, or a heavy excavator operator role in Auckland if New Zealand suits you better.

A clear, well-ordered CV matters more than any certificate at this stage. Build AI CV can help you shape yours for an Australian employer. Optional: a verified Talent Tabloid profile lets employers check your experience and can help your application stand out.

The order to do it in, step by step

Secure a sponsored job offer first. Do not resign, end a lease or order certificates on the strength of a listing alone.
List every country you have lived in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years since you turned 17, with exact dates. This is your certificate list.
Ask your employer whether they are an accredited sponsor. If they are, their character reference may replace certificates from countries other than Australia for a 482.
Gather your identity, trade and education documents, and arrange English translations of anything in Arabic, with the translator's full details.
When Home Affairs gives you a HAP ID, book your medical at one of the three panel clinics in Amman.
Apply for the Certificate of Good Conduct close to lodging: at a GID office if you live in Jordan, online if you are a citizen and prefer it, or in person at a Jordanian Embassy if you live abroad.
Request certificates from any other countries on your list, starting with the slowest to arrive.
Lodge through Home Affairs with your employer's nomination in place.

Common mistakes to avoid

Ordering the certificate too early. It lasts 12 months for an Australian visa.
Applying for a differently named certificate. Home Affairs names the GID Certificate of Good Conduct for Jordan.
Paying for an apostille that cannot exist. Jordan is not on the Apostille Convention table.
Booking a medical at an unlisted clinic. Only the three Amman panel physicians on the Home Affairs list count for Australia.
Forgetting the Gulf years. A Jordanian who spent three years in Riyadh may need a Saudi certificate as well as a Jordanian one.
Asking the Embassy about your visa. The Embassy in Amman cannot help with general visa enquiries.
Paying an agent for a job. If someone asks for money to place you with an Australian employer, read our guide on what you owe an agent offering an Australian job first.

Frequently asked questions

Which police certificate does Home Affairs want from Jordan?

Home Affairs names the General Intelligence Directorate Certificate of Good Conduct for Jordan. Residents, citizens or not, apply at a General Intelligence Directorate office, citizens can also apply online, and people living outside Jordan apply in person at a Jordanian Embassy. A fee is payable, so check the current amount when you apply.

Where can I do my Australian visa medical in Jordan?

Home Affairs lists three panel physicians in Jordan, all in Amman: IOM Amman Migration Health Assessment Center in Shmaisani, Dr Amy Khoury Clinic in Abdoun and Agnes De Baz in Al Khaldi. You need a HAP ID from Home Affairs before you can book.

Can I get an apostille on my Jordanian documents?

Jordan is not listed as a contracting party on the HCCH Apostille Convention status table, so do not plan around a Jordanian apostille. If an Australian or New Zealand body asks for certified documents, ask that body what it accepts for papers issued in Jordan.

Can the Australian Embassy in Amman help with my work visa?

No. The Embassy in Abdoun says visa and citizenship applications are managed by the Department of Home Affairs, and its staff cannot help with general visa or citizenship enquiries. Your sponsored visa runs through Home Affairs and your employer, not the Embassy.

I work in Riyadh but I am Jordanian. Which certificates might I need?

Home Affairs may ask for a certificate from every country you lived in for at least 12 months in the past 10 years, usually from age 17. That can mean a Jordanian Certificate of Good Conduct, applied for in person at a Jordanian Embassy while you are abroad, plus a Saudi certificate, which Home Affairs links to the Absher e-portal and the Ministry of Interior.

Key takeaways

Get the sponsored offer first; the paperwork follows it.
For Jordan, Home Affairs names the GID Certificate of Good Conduct: GID office at home, Jordanian Embassy abroad.
Australian visa medicals in Jordan happen at three panel clinics, all in Amman, booked with a HAP ID.
Jordan is not an apostille country, so ask the receiving body what it accepts.
The Embassy in Amman does not handle visas; Home Affairs does.

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