How to get a visa for Jordan? Is the Jordan Pass worth it?

I first wanted to apply for an eVisa in anticipation of our trip to Jordan, but it seems the website doesn’t want us.

Indeed, as French citizens, the visa is obtained on arrival, and costs 40 JOD. Apparently with cash payment in JOD, so you’ll need to exchange money at the airport’s exchange offices, which we want to avoid.

I could have ended my article there, but I discovered that the visa is free if you’ve purchased, before your arrival, a “Jordan Pass”.

The Jordan Pass costs between 70 and 80 JOD depending on the number of days you plan to spend in Petra. Be careful to buy these passes on the official website https://www.jordanpass.jo/Default.aspx and not through intermediaries who will take very high commissions.

The Jordan Pass gives you free access to 40 sites in Jordan (including Petra) and waives visa fees, provided you stay at least 3 nights in Jordan.

Given that a ticket for one entry to Petra costs 50 JOD, “the question is quickly answered,” as they say. Entry + Visa = 90 JOD vs 70 JOD for the Jordan Pass. I just saved you a little over 25 €.

The Jordan Pass is valid for one year after the purchase date. Two little subtleties to keep in mind:

1/ The Jordan Pass expires two weeks after it’s been scanned for the first time at the entrance of a site.
2/ If you choose a Jordan Pass with two or three days in Petra, those must be consecutive days.

For the clever ones who would like to use the Jordan Pass to avoid paying visa fees without staying at least 3 nights on site, that’s not possible. There’s a check when you leave the country, and you’ll be asked to go to an office to pay if you haven’t met the conditions.