Jordan Pass: Official Site, Prices and the JD 40 Visa Fee It Waives (2026)

Check the passport before paying anything

The Interior Ministry splits nationalities into two groups and defines them in one line each: restricted countries are “countries that need prior approval”, non-restricted countries are “countries that do not need prior approval”. The current list names 53 states: 14 in Asia, 37 in Africa and 2 in South America, including Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Yemen, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Belize and Cuba.

Three more cases come from the pass FAQ, and each one changes what you should buy:

• Arabic nationality holders: “Jordan Pass is not available for Arabic nationality holders”.
• Visa-fee-exempt passports per the same FAQ: South Africa, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan and Vatican City.
• Aqaba Airport arrivals: non-restricted nationalities “do not need to get a visa” there; restricted nationalities need a visa from a Jordanian embassy beforehand.

What the Jordan Pass is, and what it is not

The pass is a sightseeing package run by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Its home page sells it in one line: “Hassle-free entry to over 40 of Jordan’s tourist attractions including Petra, Jerash, Wadi Rum”, and “The cost of your tourist entry visa is included in the pass.”

Its FAQ is equally direct about the limits: “No, Jordan pass is not a visa, it only waives the visa fees if you stay minimum of 2 whole nights (3 days) in Jordan.”

The site sits on jordanpass.jo, not on a .gov.jo address. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is named in the footer and in the privacy policy, and the Ministry’s own page at mota.gov.jo/En/Pages/General_Information links to https://www.jordanpass.jo/. If you want a government-anchored path, start from that Ministry page and click through.

What it costs

Three packages, and the only difference is how many days you can spend in Petra:

The terms add the sharp edges: the pass is non-refundable and non-transferable, no upgrades or downgrades, Petra days must be consecutive, Petra by Night is not included, the pass scans only at the Petra Visitor’s Center, and children under 12 enter free with their parents. Adding the Bethany Beyond the Jordan baptism site costs an extra JD 8 instead of JD 12 at purchase.

The FAQ claims “more than 150 USD” of savings for a buyer who purchases before arrival. Check it against your own plan: the waiver alone is worth JD 40, and Petra is the expensive ticket for most visitors.

The visa fee it waives

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities prices entry visas “for all nationalities” as follows: JD 40 for a one-time entry visa for one month upon arrival at the airport, JD 60 for a double-entry visa of up to three months from an embassy or consulate, and JD 120 for a multiple-entry visa of up to six months from an embassy or consulate. The page warns that all information is subject to change without prior notice.

So the pass competes with the JD 40 airport visa, and only with that one. The FAQ says it “waives the visa fees of only a single entry visa to Jordan”. Overstays are priced separately: JD 3 per extra day at the airport, or JD 40 at a police station for a two-month extension.

Which border you use changes the plan

• Queen Alia International Airport (Amman) and Sheikh Hussein Bridge (Jordan River): visa on arrival. Present the printed pass at the visa office to skip the JD 40.
• Wadi Araba (Eilat-Aqaba): visa on arrival “only for Jordan pass holders who are eligible”. The FAQ adds a separate rule: enter and exit via Wadi Araba with at least 2 nights and the fee is waived even without a pass, and a pass holder who leaves from Wadi Araba without 2 nights pays JD 60.
• Aqaba Airport: no visa needed for non-restricted nationalities.

The FAQ also says the exit system checks the nights: “you will get free entry, and when you are leaving the country the immigration system at the airport will check if you stayed more than 2 nights, if not, you will be directed to an office to pay the fees.”

The Interior Ministry e-visa is a different product

Jordan does have a government e-visa channel. The national portal at jordan.gov.jo describes an e-visa and links to moi.gov.jo/EN/Pages/Visa_E_Applications, which links on to eservices.moi.gov.jo/MOI_EVISA, a login-only service. The live address returns an Oracle ADF JavaScript shell that ends at a username, password and confirmation code screen; an Internet Archive snapshot from May 2022 shows the same login shape.

The Interior Ministry page describing the system explains why tourists rarely touch it: it covers 16 services from visit and transit visas to work and study residences, visa applications are accepted “only if the application was submitted from outside the Kingdom”, and it quotes a service allowance of JD 2 and financial guarantees of JD 1000 per invited person. That is a sponsored application workflow, not a tourist checkout.

At the border

Print the pass. The FAQ says to show it “printed-out to the passport’s officer since the QR code might be unreadable through your cell phone”, and the same applies at every included site. Carry the passport you used to buy it, and keep the email.

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