Visa to Jordan
How to get it. Jordanian visa fees.
How to get free Aqaba visa.
How much is the Jordan Exit Tax.
NEW Information: Jordan Visa Fees to be raised as of 1st Jan 2011.
Entry into Jordan
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Passport valid for at least six months is required by all nationals to get a visa to Jordan.
Visa in Advance
You might obtain your visa in advance from the nearest Jordan Consulate.
You will have to fill out an application form, attach a photo and pay the fee. Please contact the Consulate near you for detailed information about the requirements.
Border Visa
It is easier to pick up the visa at the border when entering Jordan. In this case no application form and photo required.
The cost of single entry visa for all nationalities is JD 10 (around $US 15) and for multiple entries it is JD 20 (around $US 30).
As of 1st January 2011 the single entry visa for all nationalities will cost JD 20 (around $US 30), visa for 2 entries will cost JD 30 (around $US 42) and for multiple entries will be JD 60 (around $US 90).
Groups of five persons or more arriving through a designated Jordanian tour operator are exempted from all visa charges.
There is an official money exchange counter at the Queen Alia Airport in Amman before the passport control, so you can change money without any problem right after landing, even in the middle of the night.
Please note:
Border visas are NOT availiable at the Allenby/King Hussein bridge crossing with Israel, so make sure you obtain one beforehand.
If you leave Jordan at the Allenby/King Hussein bridge crossing with Israel and then return to Jordan while the visa is still valid you do not need to buy a new one.
Free ASEZ Visa for Aqaba visitors
There are no fees required for visit visas to the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ).
If visitors enter Jordan from any other entry point outside the ASEZ, they are entitled to a free entry visa, provided they arrive into the ASEZ within 48 hours of their entry to the country.
This means that you have to tell the passport control officer that you are going to Aqaba and ask for the ASEZ visa.
Then you have 48 hours to show up in the Visas & Employment Directorate at ASEZA in Aqaba (usually 2 working days is also OK if you happen to arrive during weekend or a public holiday).
Their office is located at the ASEZA Cirle, on Al-Sharif Hussein Bin Ali street (this is basically the extension of Al-Cornish street to Amman direction), on the left side if you coming from the downtown. Safeway supermarket is right behind the ASEZA office building so it is easy to find it.
Transit Visa
Transit passengers continuing their journey to another country by the same or first connecting aircraft within 24 hours can obtain Transit Visa to Jordan providing they hold valid onward or return documentation and do not leave the airport.
Transit Visas can only be issued at Jordanian airports/airlines and not at embassies or consulates.
Validity
Single entry visas are valid for two months if obtained from the embassy or one month if obtained at the border, these can be extended at any Jordanian police station.
Multiple entry visas are valid for six months.
ASEZ visas can be extended at the ASEZA office in Aqaba, no need to go to the police station.
For stays over six months, all nationals are required to take an AIDS test at a local government medical authority.
Leaving Jordan
All visitors (and residents too) must pay the Exit Tax, whether holding an ASEZ visa or not, when leaving the country.
Departure or Exit tax is JD 5 for foreign nationals at the land border crossings.
If you leave Jordan by a regular flight, the Exit Tax of JD 20 is included in your ticket so you do not have to pay anything at the Queen Alia Airport in Amman.
However, if you leave with a charter flight from Aqaba, you might be charged the JD 20 Departure Tax at the King Hussein Airport. Please consult with your travel agency.
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