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Jordan visa for American citizens

Visa on arrival

Visa on arrival

American citizens need a visa for Jordan, but can get it on arrival. Most visitors get a single-entry tourist visa on arrival for 40 JOD. Buying the Jordan Pass online before arrival and staying at least 2 nights waives that fee and covers Petra and 40+ sites.

Official details are shown in English.

Status
Visa on arrival
Max stay
Not fixed in our data
Last checked
30 October 2026

What it means in practice

Our data has no fixed number of days for this entry type: the length of stay is set on the visa or at the border.

How Jordan counts your stay: Tourist visa on arrival: 1 month from entry.

Before you go

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  • Tourist visa on arrival — Cost: 40 JOD single entry; waived with Jordan Pass (2+ nights); Processing: Issued at the border; Validity: Single entry; Stay: 1 month. Apply on the official site
  • Buy the Jordan Pass (visa fee waiver) (optional) — Online, before arriving in Jordan; Jordan Wanderer 70 JOD (1 day Petra), Explorer 75 JOD (2 days), Expert 80 JOD (3 days). Waives the 40 JOD single-entry tourist visa fee if bought before arrival and you stay at least 2 nights (3 days); a pass bought after arrival gives no visa benefit. Multiple-entry visas are not covered. Includes entry to 40+ sites (Petra, Jerash, Wadi Rum and others); Petra days must be consecutive; Petra by Night and transport are not included. Use within 3 months of purchase; valid 1 month from the first scan at a site. At the Wadi Araba (Aqaba) crossing the waiver applies only if you stay 2+ nights and exit through the same crossing, otherwise you pay 60 JOD on departure. Official site

At the border

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  • Jordan Pass (printed or on phone) if you want the visa fee waived
  • Without the pass: 40 JOD visa fee payable at the border

How to avoid overstaying

  • Go by your stamp or visa. The date the officer gives you is the one that counts, even if it is shorter than the maximum.
  • Extend before you run out. Extend at a police station (40 JOD for 2 more months); overstays are charged 3 JOD per extra day at departure.
  • What overstaying costs. Extend at a police station (40 JOD for 2 more months); overstays are charged 3 JOD per extra day at departure.

Good to know

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  • Add the Baptism Site (Bethany Beyond the Jordan) when buying the pass online for 8 JOD instead of 12 JOD at the gate.
  • Petra is open to Jordan Pass holders from 6:00 to 18:00; Petra by Night needs a separate ticket.

Questions

Do American citizens need a visa for Jordan?

American citizens need a visa for Jordan, but can get it on arrival.

Can I extend my stay in Jordan?

Extend at a police station (40 JOD for 2 more months); overstays are charged 3 JOD per extra day at departure.

What do I need at the border in Jordan?

Jordan Pass (printed or on phone) if you want the visa fee waived; Without the pass: 40 JOD visa fee payable at the border.

When was this checked?

Bordr last checked the entry rules for Jordan against official sources on 30 October 2026. Rules change: confirm with the official source before you travel.

Sources and last check

Entry rules for this destination were last checked against official sources on 30 October 2026. Visa-free days come from the passport matrix in the Bordr app, corrected where the official rules differ.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Entry rules change and border officers have the final say. Check the official government source for your destination before you travel.

Includes visa data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 1 November 2026; Bordr's official-source checks take precedence.

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