According to a representative of the Embassy of Jordan in Washington, a person cannot be exempted from military service, but he can postpone it (24 Oct. 1991). This source further reported that a person cannot renew his military booklet in a Jordanian Embassy abroad (Ibid.). This information is corroborated by a Jordanian lawyer in New York who added that the person has to provide documents proving that he is eligible to postpone military service (24 oct. 1991). For example, a student must procure an official document from the University where he is studying and present it to the military recruitment office in Jordan (Ibid.). The source also reported that at the present time there are so many refugees coming to Jordan that the army has introduced a deferment of military service (Ibid.). The army recruiting authorities are stamping the military booklet and asking the person to come back at a later time (Ibid.).

Further information is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
Bibliography

Embassy of Jordan, Washington. 24 October 1991. Telephone Conversation with a Representative.

Lawyer of Jordanian origin, New York. 24 October 1991. Telephone Conversation with a lawyer.