Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Visas for Other Middle Eastern Countries
EGYPT
Most nationalities are issued a visa (US$20, payable in dollars) either on the boat from
Jordan or on arrival in Egypt.
If you only intend to visit the Sinai Peninsula, you can get a free 'Sinai Entry Stamp',
valid for 15 days.
If you wish to travel further than Sharm el-Sheikh, you need to request a full visa for
Egypt on arrival (not available at Egypt's Taba border). Single/multiple entry visas (JD20/
25) can be obtained in advance from the Egyptian consulate in Aqaba or the Egyptian em-
bassy in Amman.
IRAQ
Travel to Iraq is not advised at present. It takes two to three weeks to get approval for visa
applications from the Ministry of Interior in Baghdad.
ISRAEL & THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Visas are available at the three border crossings currently open to foreigners - Sheikh
Hussein Bridge, King Hussein Bridge and Wadi Araba - and many nationalities do not re-
quire one.
LEBANON
Lebanese visas are readily available at Lebanese entry points, but not at the Lebanon em-
bassy in Amman. If you are travelling to Lebanon via Syria, it's worth noting that you will
need to obtain your Syrian visa
before
you arrive in Jordan.
SAUDI ARABIA
It is not possible to visit Saudi Arabia as a casual traveller. You must either have a Saudi
resident's visa to enter the country or, if you are travelling from Jordan to Kuwait or to
Yemen and you can prove there is no other way of getting to your destination (ie you are
travelling in your own car), you may be granted a three- or seven-day transit visa. You
need to apply well in advance of travel, in your country of residence, and visas are subject
to many additional stipulations. Check with the Saudi Arabian embassy in your own coun-
try before attempting this process.
SYRIA
Travel to Syria is not recommended at the time of this topic going to print. If conditions
improve and you intend to travel to Syria, you must obtain a visa either in your home
country or in Istanbul, Ankara or Cairo
before
you arrive in Jordan. Only foreign residents
in Jordan (ie expatriate workers and diplomats) and residents of a country without Syrian
