Jordan visa for Syrian citizens
Jordan visa for Syrian citizensWhat Syrian citizens need to enter Jordan, with the official source for every fact.
Visa required
Jordan’s Ministry of Interior lets Syrian investors and business people who hold premium or first-class membership cards of the Syrian chambers of commerce enter without prior approval, and has extended this to their family members (wife and children under eighteen).
Verified Oct 7, 2026 · Source: international.visitjordan.com (opens in a new tab)How to apply
No visa application is needed for a short visit.
What entry costs
- Departure tax (border crossings)10 JOD
- Total10 JOD
Compulsory government charges only. Service fees and anything optional are excluded, which is what makes the figure comparable.
Driving on a Syria license
Jordan and Syria are both party to the 1949 Geneva Convention, so an International Driving Permit issued in Syria is one Jordan is bound to recognize.
Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road TrafficOther entry requirements
- Passport validity — The UK Foreign Office tells British nationals their passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date they arrive in Jordan. For visas applied for in advance, the Ministry of Interior's service cards ask for a copy of a passport or travel document valid for no less than 6 months.
- Staying past your permitted stay — Penalties in Jordan, compared with every country
- Registering your presence after arrival — Required. Registration rules in Jordan, compared with every country
No official source states a rule on: travel insurance, onward or return ticket, and proof of funds.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All Jordan entry requirements
The other way round
Jordanian citizens travelling to Syria: No official information.
Compare this across every country
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. Jordan has a row in each.
- What staying past your permitted stay costs, country by country
- Compulsory government charges beyond the visa, country by country
- Registering your presence after arrival, country by country
- How long your passport must be valid, country by country
- Where a visa you already hold gets you in somewhere else
- Which International Driving Permit each country recognizes
- What a tourist visa costs, country by country
- Where you must show a return or onward ticket
- How much cash you can carry before you must declare it
All Jordan entry requirements · Everywhere Syrian citizens can travel
Frequently asked questions
Do Syrian citizens need a visa for Jordan?
Yes. Syrian citizens need a visa; no official page we read states how to apply for it. Jordan’s Ministry of Interior lets Syrian investors and business people who hold premium or first-class membership cards of the Syrian chambers of commerce enter without prior approval, and has extended this to their family members (wife and children under eighteen).
How much does entering Jordan cost Syrian citizens?
Compulsory government charges come to 10 JOD.
Sources & verification
- Jordan Ministry of Interior — new facilitation for Syrian investors and business people (opens in a new tab)
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Jordan entry requirements (opens in a new tab)
- UN Treaty Collection — Convention on Road Traffic (Geneva, 1949), status of parties (opens in a new tab)
Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, 19 September 1949 (UNTS vol. 125, p. 3)
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us, with the official source