Visa policy of Jordan

The visa policy of Jordan deals with the requirements which a foreign national wishing to enter Jordan must meet to be permitted to travel to, enter and remain in the country.

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Jordanian visas are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its diplomatic missions abroad with the stated goal of regulating and facilitating migratory flows.

Visitors to Jordan must obtain a visa from a Jordanian diplomatic mission unless they come from one of the 10 visa-exempt countries and territories or one of the 120 countries and territories whose citizens are eligible for a visa on arrival.[1]

Citizens of member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Lebanon, and Turkey may travel to Jordan without visa limits for a maximum stay of 3 months in a 6 month period. However, citizens of Egypt and residents of the Palestinian Authority have visa free access for one month in a 6 month period, while citizens of Israel have visa free access for one month with unlimited times in a 6 month period.[2] All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months beyond the period of intended stay and with two blank pages. Visitors to Jordan must hold a non-refundable return or circle trip tickets except for Government workers continuing to Iraq. An identity card is accepted in lieu of a passport for Lebanese citizens,[1] and EU citizens (except Croatians) arriving at Aqaba airport on a direct flight from Brussels.[3]

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Visa policy of Jordan

As of right

The following citizens do not require a visa to enter, reside, study, and work indefinitely in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan without any immigration requirements:

  • Jordanian citizens1
  • Holders of a travel document issued by Jordan to stateless persons and refugees, including their wife and children with proof thereof.

1 – May enter with a Jordanian Identity Card or an expired Jordanian passport.

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following 12 countries and territories do not require a visa to visit Jordan up to 3 months per a 6 months for tourism or business purposes (unless otherwise stated). An identity document is accepted in lieu of a passport for Lebanese citizens:

1 –Provided that the passport's number does not start with "00".

Visa is not required for holders of diplomatic passports issued by any country or territory except Iraq and Myanmar.
Visa is not required for holders of special passports issued by Russia for a maximum stay of 60 days.
Visa is not required for citizens of  Syria,  Libya and  Yemen only if holding residence permits issued by a GCC Member States, Switzerland an EEA Member state, Australia, Canada, Japan, or a Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) issued by the USA. The residence permit should be valid for a minimum of 6 months and they must hold a non-refundable return or circle trip tickets.
Visa is not required for citizens of Iraq being crew members on duty.
Visa is not required for merchant seamen and crew members of all countries and territories except Myanmar arriving by air in order to board a ship, or if arriving by ship in order to board an aircraft, provided they are traveling on duty and are holding a Letter of Employment or Letter of Guarantee of the shipping company.
Visa is not required for holders of a Laissez-Passer Passport issued by the United Nations provided they are traveling on duty and are holding a security clearance issued by the Jordanian Ministry of Interior.
Visa is not required for members of the US military or personnel of the Department of Defense (DoD) provided they are holding a US Military ID card (i.e.CAC card) and a travel order.

Visa on arrival

Citizens of countries and territories other than the following listed below and the countries and territories whose citizens are visa exempt can obtain a visa on arrival for a JOD 40.- for a maximum stay of 2 months (30 days for citizens of Algeria, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Morocco, South Africa and South Korea) and single entry:

Visa on arrival are not issued to holders of emergency, temporary, or ordinary passports issued by the following countries and territories:

1-visa on arrival only if holding residence permits issued by, a GCC Member States, Switzerland an EEA Member state, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea or a Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) issued by the USA. The residence permit should be valid for a minimum of 6 months and they must hold a non-refundable return or circle trip tickets.

2-visa on arrival if traveling for medical treatment for female or male older than 50 years and younger than 15 years

3-visa on arrival if holding a residence permit issued by a country whose citizens can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 2 months. residence permit valid for a minimum of 6 months from the arrival date

Special provisions exist regarding the visa on arrival for the citizens of the following countries and territories:

  •  Iraq – visa on arrival if provided holding an ID-card, a certificate of nationality, an official "Businessmen card" issued by the government of Jordan, and an official letter confirming the attendance to conferences or workshops, issued to official delegates entering or transiting Jordan or holding a residence permit issued by a country whose citizens can obtain a visa on arrival(except Lebanon) for 1 month maximum stay. Visa on arrival for holders of service passports.
  •  Morocco – females between the age of 17 and 35 years of age require prior approval obtained from the Jordanian Ministry of Interior, except if they are accompanied by their husband, father, or brother, being a member of an official delegation or being the daughter of high-ranking personnel.
  •  Myanmar - visa on arrival for holders of diplomatic passports.
  •  Sri Lanka – visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 2 months provided traveling on Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) and are holding hotel reservation in a 3 to 5 star hotel and an official documents confirming business or official delegate status.

Accompanying staff (housemaids, drivers), traveling with their employer, can obtain a visa on arrival for a max. stay of 3 months however this is not applicable for holders of ordinary passports issued by Myanmar, Libya, Syria and Yemen.
Visa on arrival for holders of an Interpol passport provided they are traveling on duty. The Interpol office in Amman must be notified prior to departure.

Transit

A transit visa is not required if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 48 hours.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Jordan were from the following countries of nationality:[4]

Country 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
 Saudi Arabia 854,515 775,700 756,989 883,884 1,057,604 1,079,361 1,144,118 1,074,190 1,337,436 1,186,317
 Palestinian Authority 673,702 647,846 693,454 611,601 542,059 474,347 470,241 441,574 393,549 340,571
 Iraq 173,424 143,241 142,044 158,364 224,872 325,291 373,107 292,129 254,303 218,267
 United States 163,444 138,421 166,441 161,013 160,766 150,788 159,389 156,647 181,679 170,055
 Egypt 150,222 172,841 244,418 258,366 249,561 262,950 353,827 326,511 379,777 424,753
 Israel 134,148 118,148 141,881 154,316 176,032 184,618 203,740 211,889 244,341 226,305
 Syria 103,064 98,081 136,973 193,966 421,166 548,663 1,190,201 1,903,749 2,382,643 2,057,364
 Kuwait 87,298 85,245 89,994 92,343 91,069 78,415 66,690 69,420 142,200 139,830
 Germany 74,174 49,194 57,497 47,951 56,323 66,528 59,549 59,074 70,123 55,493
 Russia 60,657 67,181 49,384 22,020 41,212 46,439 60,252 56,624 69,988 61,225
 India 56,954 43,668 57,720 49,755 54,129 57,784 60,913 64,973 52,995 30,927
 United Kingdom 50,449 41,707 64,766 60,820 73,702 80,802 86,839 87,673 104,119 89,519
 Lebanon 49,787 49,224 53,434 56,661 66,740 58,772 65,859 108,638 186,134 171,279
 Italy 49,390 26,038 18,912 20,329 43,408 45,906 45,180 40,861 65,915 48,860
 France 48,399 33,189 34,306 35,954 42,818 42,193 50,601 63,076 103,725 65,225
 Canada 35,577 30,829 32,106 27,609 29,585 29,225 31,940 30,970 39,139 32,887
 Yemen 31,524 31,905 57,333 71,895 67,071 62,157 53,619 42,230 46,588 59,072
 Australia 28,630 21,745 21,857 20,461 22,747 24,661 25,300 26,175 28,604 23,348
 Spain 28,612 17,558 16,375 17,379 26,908 26,246 27,101 23,875 44,956 30,295
 China 28,382 35,979 37,092 23,186 19,968 15,689 12,491 12,208 15,247 12,693
 Pakistan 27,646 11,273 11,957 12,607 19,723 18,539 14,774 23,339 20,877 13,633
 Libya 27,168 21,748 25,021 81,500 84,550 79,680 101,938 23,264 49,590 38,478
 Bahrain 25,488 26,401 31,554 31,508 31,070 28,359 35,941 43,645 100,026 85,598
 Qatar 23,681 11,805 13,024 14,102 19,073 15,544 9,688 9,127 15,852 17,685
 Netherlands 23,178 16,844 13,857 15,144 22,940 20,249 24,527 21,114 26,084 19,737
 Indonesia 21,960 23,872 26,787 25,598 35,194 41,371 43,604 42,792 45,277 40,135
 Poland 21,541 9,608 5,399 7,662 11,217 12,488 15,492 15,266 24,253 19,627
 Malaysia 21,232 19,214 20,592 17,861 24,239 25,263 23,209 15,977 11,677 7,102
 Turkey 20,345 18,508 22,605 18,050 19,682 19,951 46,107 155,993 171,260 152,819
 UAE 19,166 18,453 20,505 19,961 23,471 20,736 17,530 18,045 37,177 34,980
 South Korea 16,921 15,660 12,789 11,521 15,366 18,683 18,225 17,859 13,479 9,119
 Oman 13,871 16,389 17,184 16,483 15,991 14,297 14,333 13,730 21,393 18,391
 Philippines 13,412 12,879 23,232 19,982 19,570 20,407 20,697 20,572 28,908 25,831
 Sweden 13,389 10,989 10,939 12,779 16,702 16,875 15,800 15,877 17,879 16,128
 South Africa 13,106 11,818 8,641 7,739 9,439 10,312 11,339 10,493 8,964 8,496
 Romania 12,706 8,375 6,088 5,636 6,380 4,847 6,055 5,357 4,603 3,983
 Sudan 12,462 10,771 10,871 13,206 15,978 16,460 16,898 20,109 18,016 18,636
 Brazil 12,447 9,859 5,820 8,159 12,223 12,808 11,064 10,110 9,251 5,282
 Japan 11,076 8,458 9,601 7,620 17,039 15,279 15,321 12,829 18,910 12,752
  Switzerland 11,017 8,454 7,512 7,940 8,429 7,536 7,683 8,483 10,877 9,199
 Mexico 10,843 7,558 4,577 5,319 5,332 5,839 6,060 4,506 6,847 3,978
 Algeria 9,519 9,351 9,626 10,220 11,258 10,027 10,250 11,494 18,169 11,866
 Belgium 9,070 7,174 6,719 9,954 14,019 13,014 16,053 18,578 21,782 17,844
 Singapore 8,668 8,577 8,333 6,413 8,469 8,281 7,746 5,546 4,613 2,393
 Denmark 7,940 6,308 5,651 5,591 8,937 9,470 10,088 13,044 9,411 7,143
 Ukraine 7,593 7,625 10,828 8,489 8,683 9,058 11,236 10,685 8,684 7,316
 Morocco 7,338 7,480 5,690 5,261 5,736 4,231 4,101 3,423 5,401 5,171
 Austria 6,891 5,233 5,065 4,803 6,781 6,859 6,773 9,103 10,035 7,303
 Greece 6,590 4,204 4,123 3,584 4,402 3,565 3,493 3,505 6,042 5,061
 Czechia 6,363 3,200 2,484 2,442 3,175 2,729 3,292 4,786 8,307 8,538
 Thailand 6,152 5,299 4,423 2,997 4,920 5,248 7,393 4,976 3,864 2,651
 Tunisia 6,130 5,597 5,439 5,129 4,316 4,180 4,520 3,957 6,547 5,643
 Slovakia 6,069 1,866 1,163 1,218 1,478 1,257 1,653 2,629 3,755 3,060
 New Zealand 5,821 4,584 3,868 3,678 3,897 4,221 4,672 4,890 5,670 4,678
 Bulgaria 5,561 3,033 2,141 2,162 2,207 2,061 2,169 2,398 2,499 2,247
 Norway 5,045 4,454 4,538 5,450 7,849 10,391 10,381 14,293 9,221 8,035
 Lithuania 4,945 1,588 1,250 1,283 1,224 1,070 1,119 1,357
 Argentina 4,826 3,904 3,089 3,991 3,782 4,767 4,728 3,579 4,881 3,289
 Ireland 4,789 3,933 3,799 3,461 4,404 4,245 4,550 4,210 5,228 4,131
 Taiwan 4,502 3,975 3,350 3,085 4,484 3,824 3,662 2,246 2,275 1,680
 Hong Kong 3,626 3,051 1,936 1,933 2,528 2,748 2,186 1,975 399 243
 Hungary 3,462 2,034 2,414 2,829 4,509 5,904 4,614 5,016 7,467 3,353
 Cyprus 3,422 1,642 1,469 1,344 1,615 1,412 2,005 1,761 1,982 1,564
 Sri Lanka 3,389 4,014 10,092 10,698 12,390 13,825 13,078 12,166 16,605 15,492
 Finland 3,320 3,242 1,884 2,333 6,508 8,437 7,888 6,197 7,689 7,066
 Portugal 3,217 2,228 2,390 2,536 3,465 3,002 2,867 2,717 5,867 3,856
 Chile 3,055 2,280 1,480 1,618 1,854 2,093 2,129 2,167 2,275 1,564
   Nepal 2,959 2,003 1,758 2,100 1,918 2,100 2,732 4,807 5,735 4,021
 Colombia 2,916 1,954 1,040 1,763 2,010 2,652 3,251 2,109 1,721 1,244
 Ethiopia 2,603 2,777 3,034 4,013 6,006 6,570 4,581 2,264 3,106 2,675
 Kazakhstan 2,458 1,518 1,027 1,172 1,197 1,029 972 947 1,222 1,186
 Bangladesh 2,375 1,777 14,305 11,034 8,074 4,898 3,784 5,428 6,794 7,359
 Belarus 1,883 1,746 1,544 1,110 1,752 2,019 1,660 1,345
 Croatia 1,685 1,097 780 812 1,151 1,035 1,160 1,247 1,508 1,014
 Afghanistan 1,580 942 674 748 1,282 1,417 1,069 2,518 2,575 1,939
 Nigeria 1,299 1,139 882 1,087 1,529 993 590 485 370 567
 Estonia 1,280 518 353 455 574 646 692 836
 Costa Rica 1,230 1,003 658 674 661 618 909 543
 Kenya 1,142 1,462 3,511 2,980 1,184 779 1,400 1,313 587 615
 Latvia 1,076 625 572 639 641 520 554 620
 Armenia 993 864 700 895 936 781 1,159 796
 Vietnam 935 888 358 239 750 350 240 292 202 136
 Iran 858 639 720 612 789 707 897 1,132 1,027 1,239
 Slovenia 824 594 441 601 853 1,114 1,233 1,006 2,039 1,492
 Georgia 766 572 511 403 548 383 472 548
 Venezuela 766 824 719 659 925 1,297 1,499 1,288 1,453 1,216
 Azerbaijan 646 542 406 378 352 443 434 3,124 3,373 2,207
 Iceland 573 256 140 199 159 232 294 261 226 186
 Macedonia 494 402 316 1,866 1,355 953 835 552 2,574 2,707
 Luxembourg 473 213 178 236 428 305 406 364 560 341
 Moldova 241 233 324 382 224 241 241 212
 Somalia 220 237 248 249 247 297 569 559 629 701
 Djibouti 104 118 111 115 103 72 79 44 46 49
 Mauritania 8 12 10 9 14 10 15 16 192 229
 Bosnia 0 3 0 0 796 687 916 1,227 2,059 2,128
Other Europe 22,986 20,429 18,137 17,798 6,036 4,058 19,012 18,854 13,988 11,987
Other Africa 10,327 7,886 5,578 4,852 5,128 4,816 4,897 3,985 1,235 1,342
Other America 9,374 7,769 5,662 5,239 4,762 4,984 5,405 4,966 6,001 4,440
Other Asia 2,668 3,056 3,159 2,686 2,370 2,449 2,230 1,312 654 522
Total 3,482,071 3,108,663 3,364,639 3,508,775 4,101,003 4,283,743 5,236,088 5,824,683 7,045,215 6,200,611

See also

References
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  2. "ירדן מבטלת את הוויזה למטיילים ישראלים" (in Hebrew). ynet.co.il. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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