Jordan visa requirements for Australian passport holders

Check your circumstances

Read these conditions alongside the entry rule. Where official guidance does not state a condition, that is not confirmation that no condition applies.

Passport type Conditions to check

You need a passport with at least 6 months of validity and a visa to enter Jordan.

Official sources: Smartraveller (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

Trip purpose Conditions to check

Arrange a visa in advance if you are going for any purpose other than tourism, such as work or study.

Official sources: Smartraveller (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

Age Not stated in the cited guidance

Smartraveller states no age-based rule for the tourist visa.

Official sources: Smartraveller (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

Residence Not stated in the cited guidance

No residence condition is stated for the visa on arrival.

Official sources: Smartraveller (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

Other visas or residence permits Not stated in the cited guidance

Other visa options are listed on the Ministry of Interior's e-services site; no other country's visa is asked for.

Official sources: Smartraveller (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

Carrier and arrival route Conditions to check

Visas are issued at Queen Alia International Airport and at border crossings; pay in cash at land crossings, where card and exchange services may be missing.

Official sources: Smartraveller (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

Stay and visa validity Conditions to check

Single-entry visas are valid for 90 days; arrange a visa in advance for longer stays. Staying over 30 days means registering with the police.

Official sources: Smartraveller (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

What the Australian government says

You need a visa to enter Jordan, and your passport needs at least 6 months of validity. Single-entry visas valid for 90 days can be obtained at Amman's Queen Alia International Airport or at border crossings; at land crossings the fee must be paid in cash, and you should be prepared for delays.

If you stay more than 30 days, you must register with the police and may need medical and HIV tests. Arrange a visa in advance for stays over 90 days or for purposes other than tourism.

Official sources: Smartraveller (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).

Jordan's restricted and non-restricted nationalities

Jordan's Ministry of Interior sorts nationalities into two groups. Restricted nationalities need prior approval before they travel, and their tourist visas are requested through licensed Jordanian tourism offices. Non-restricted nationalities do not need prior approval. The United Kingdom, Canada and Australia are not on the restricted list.

Other visa types, such as multiple-entry, transit, work and study visas, are applied for through the Ministry's online e-services.

Official sources: Ministry of Interior, Jordan (moi.gov.jo); Ministry of Interior, Jordan (moi.gov.jo); Ministry of Interior, Jordan (moi.gov.jo).

The Jordan Pass and the visa fee

The Jordan Pass, sold by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, is not a visa. Bought online before you arrive, it waives the fee for a single-entry tourist visa when you stay a minimum number of nights, and it covers entry to more than 40 sites, including Petra, Jerash and Wadi Rum. The Ministry's own pages say two nights in some places and three nights in others, so plan at least three nights if you rely on the waiver.

Show a printed copy at the visa desk and at each site, because the code may not scan from a phone. The pass does not waive the fee for a multiple-entry visa, and it does not include Petra by Night. Buy it only from the official website.

Official sources: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Jordan (jordanpass.jo); Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Jordan (jordanpass.jo); UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Arriving overland

Jordan does not issue visas at the King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge, so you need a visa in advance to enter there. The Ministry of Tourism says Wadi Araba, the crossing near Aqaba, gives visas on arrival only to Jordan Pass holders of non-restricted nationalities. A departure tax of 10 Jordanian dinars is charged in cash at all land border crossings.

Official sources: Government of Canada; UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Jordan (jordanpass.jo); Smartraveller (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).