Jordan visa requirements for Canadian 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

A regular Canadian passport must be valid at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave Jordan. Temporary and emergency documents may face different rules.

Official sources: Government of Canada.

Trip purpose Conditions to check

This guide covers the tourist visa. Work and student visas are separate and are not issued on arrival.

Official sources: Government of Canada.

Age Not stated in the cited guidance

Canada's Jordan page states no age-based rule for the tourist visa.

Official sources: Government of Canada.

Residence Not stated in the cited guidance

No residence condition is stated for the visa on arrival.

Official sources: Government of Canada.

Other visas or residence permits Not stated in the cited guidance

No other country's visa or residence permit is asked for. Visas for neighboring countries should be obtained before you leave Canada.

Official sources: Government of Canada.

Carrier and arrival route Conditions to check

Visas on arrival are issued only at international airports and the Sheikh Hussein and Wadi Araba crossings, not at the King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge.

Official sources: Government of Canada.

Stay and visa validity Conditions to check

The tourist visa is valid for 3 months. Extend it at a police station before it ends; staying past 30 days on it also needs registration.

Official sources: Government of Canada.

What the Canadian government says

You need a tourist visa, valid for 3 months. You can apply in advance through the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities or a travel company, and these visas are often linked to the Jordan Pass, which waives visa fees with a minimum stay. Visas on arrival are issued at international airports and at the Sheikh Hussein and Wadi Araba crossings.

You can extend your visa at any police station. Stays of more than 14 days need a formal registration with the Public Security Directorate or a police station within 13 days of entry, but tourist visa holders are exempt during their first 30 days. If you overstay, you are fined when you leave.

Official sources: Government of Canada.

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).