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Jordan – Visas

Visitors with a valid passport may obtain a visa at any Jordanian embassy, consulate, or legation abroad. You can also obtain a visa upon arrival at Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport; payment must be in local currency. Visas are valid for two weeks, but can be extended at any police station. No inoculations are required for entry into Jordan, although preventive shots for hepatitis, polio, tetanus and typhoid are recommended.

By Air

After passport control, collect your baggage and proceed to customs. Baggage carts are available from the attendant for a 1/2 JD fee. Porters are available to assist if necessary.The airport is 32 km south of Amman. A bus service leaves the airport every half an hour to Amman’s Abdali bus station, but the easiest way to get to the city is by taxi. The journey should take about half an hour.

By Road

Coming to Jordan by road from Syria, cross from Dera into Ramtha. From Egypt, a car ferry service operates from Nuwayba to Aqaba. Visas should be obtained in advance. There are two crossing points between Jordan and Israel and one crossing point between Jordan and Palestinian Authority. King Hussein Bridge (Allenby), located near Shouneh north of the Dead Sea is open from 08:00 till midnight except Fridays and Saturdays from 08:00 till 15:00.

The other two crossing points are the Sheikh Hussein crossing, located in the north close to lake Tiberias, and the Wadi Araba crossing, located in the south connecting the two Red Sea resorts of Eilat and Aqaba. These are open daily except Fridays and Saturday, From 06:30 till 22:00. At these crossins, visas for most nationalities can be obtained at the border’ prior permits are not needed.

NOTE: These hours and regulations are subject to change. For up-to-date details and information on which nationalities cannot obtain visas, contact a travel agent in Jordan.

Leaving Jordan
Few formalities need be observed when leaving Jordan. A departure tax of 10 JD is payable at the airport or border.