- Digital nomad visa
- No
Overall5/10Harder visas than about 65% of cities
Good to know
Good to Know
- Most nomads (US/EU/UK/Canada/Australia/Japan passports) will simply pay 40 JOD for a 30-day visa on arrival at Amman's Queen Alia airport — no pre-approval needed for a short stay.
- If you're arriving overland via the King Hussein/Allenby Bridge from the West Bank, you cannot get a visa on arrival there — sort your visa out beforehand.
- If you plan to visit Petra or other paid sites and will stay 3+ nights, the Jordan Pass is usually cheaper overall since it waives the visa fee and bundles site entry.
- Don't let your 30-day visa quietly expire — register for an extension at a local police station or the Department of Expatriates and Borders Affairs before it runs out, or you'll face a daily overstay fine collected at departure.
- Keep your passport valid 6+ months from entry and make sure you have at least two blank visa pages.
- There is no digital nomad visa in Jordan — realistically you're working under tourist-visa rules or a Temporary Residence Permit, neither of which is designed with remote workers in mind.
- The Jordan Pass is worth checking before arrival: for many nationalities staying at least a few nights and visiting Petra, it waives the standard tourist visa fee entirely.
- If you plan to stay 183+ days in a calendar year, you'll cross into Jordanian tax residency — at that point it's worth talking to a local tax advisor about whether your foreign-sourced income is actually reachable under Jordan's rules, since the deposits-linked carve-out is nuanced.
- Visa runs to Israel/Egypt are possible to reset the tourist-visa clock but add real cost (exit tax plus a fresh visa fee each time) and aren't a stable long-term strategy.
- Jordan has double taxation agreements with a number of countries — check whether your home country has one with Jordan before assuming you'll be taxed twice on the same income.
Visa Free Entry
- Evisa Option
- An e-Visa can be applied for online in advance via the Ministry of Interior's official portal (eservices.moi.gov.jo), avoiding the need to pay/queue at the border. Not available to citizens of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Nigeria, and Syria.
- Where Issued
- Queen Alia International Airport (Amman), the Sheikh Hussein/Jordan River crossing near the Israeli border, the Wadi Araba/Eilat crossing near Aqaba, and most other border crossings.
- Duration Days
- 30
- Key Exception
- Visas are NOT issued on arrival at the King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge land crossing from the West Bank — travelers using that crossing must arrive with a visa already secured.
- Extension Process
- Stays can be extended beyond the initial 30 days by registering with the police or the Department of Expatriates and Borders Affairs before the initial period expires; overstaying without registering can trigger a fine of roughly 3 JOD (about 4 USD) per day, assessed at departure.
- Cost Visa On Arrival
- JOD 40
- Passport Requirement
- Passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of entry, with at least two blank pages, and travelers generally need proof of a return/onward ticket.
- Eligible Nationalities
- Citizens of over 120 countries and territories, including the US, Canada, UK, EU member states, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, qualify for visa on arrival.
- Jordan Pass Alternative
- Travelers who purchase the Jordan Pass in advance and stay a minimum of 2-3 nights get the entry visa fee waived entirely; the pass also bundles admission to 40+ sites including Petra.
- Baseline For Most Nomads
- Visa on arrival
- Description
- Jordan does not offer a broad 'visa-free' Schengen-style entry for most Western/nomad-relevant passports. Instead, the default baseline for the large majority of nomads (US, Canada, UK, EU, Australia, NZ, Japan, and most other nationalities) is a paid Visa on Arrival, issued directly at the border.
Official Sources
True Visa Free Category
- GCC Lebanon Turkey
- Citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Lebanon, and Turkey can enter Jordan without any visa for up to 3 months within a 6-month period.
- Egypt Russia Uzbekistan Palestinian Authority
- Citizens of Egypt, Russia, Uzbekistan, and residents of the Palestinian Authority get visa-free access for up to 1 month within a 6-month period.
- Note
- A separate, smaller group of nationalities get genuine visa-free entry rather than paid visa-on-arrival.
Digital Nomad Visa And Tax
- Visa Ease Tier
- moderate
- Visa Ease Tier Rationale
- Jordan offers no dedicated nomad visa, but a paid visa-on-arrival/e-visa gives 30 days easily extendable via local police, with a Temporary Residence Permit route for longer stays, balanced by 183-day tax residency rules and bureaucratic paperwork.
Tax Residency Trigger
- Tax Year
- 1 January to 31 December.
- Day Count Rule
- A person becomes a Jordanian tax resident by being physically present in Jordan for at least 183 days during the calendar tax year (consecutive or cumulative).
- Filing Deadline
- Tax returns and any tax due are generally payable by 30 April of the following year.
Tax Treatment Of Income
- Rates
- Progressive personal income tax from 5% up to 30%, plus a 1% national contribution tax on annual taxable income exceeding JOD 200,000.
- Residents
- Once tax-resident (183+ days), a person is in principle taxed on worldwide income, but in practice foreign-source income is generally only pulled into the Jordanian tax net if it is linked to money or deposits held inside Jordan. Purely foreign-sourced remote income paid into foreign accounts is largely outside Jordan's tax net for residents under this carve-out.
- System Type
- Source-and-residence based. Jordan taxes income earned in or from Jordan regardless of residency status.
- Capital Gains
- No personal capital gains tax applies to individuals on most asset classes.
- Non Residents
- Non-residents are taxed only on Jordan-sourced income.
- Personal Allowance
- A personal allowance applies before tax is calculated (figures cited vary by source, roughly in the JOD 9,000–12,000 range) — this should be confirmed with a local tax advisor or the Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD) at filing time.
- Administering Authority
- The Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD), under the Ministry of Finance, administers all tax collection — Jordan has no separate regional or municipal income taxes.
- Special Regime For Nomads
- There is no special tax regime, tax holiday, or reduced-rate scheme aimed specifically at digital nomads or remote workers in Jordan.
Dedicated Digital Nomad Visa
- Exists
- No
- Summary
- Jordan has no dedicated digital nomad visa or remote-work permit. Nomads typically enter on a standard tourist visa and either do visa runs, extend locally, or move onto a Temporary Residence Permit if they want to stay well beyond the tourist-visa window.
- Income Requirement
- Not applicable — no dedicated visa exists, so there is no published minimum income threshold to meet.
Employer Sponsored Alternative
- Typical Fee From
- JOD 71
- Description
- If working with a Jordanian entity rather than purely remote foreign clients, the standard route is an employer-sponsored work permit (e.g. Temporary Work Visa or Special Skills Visa), which requires a registered local employer and Ministry of Labor approval — not relevant for most short-to-medium-term remote workers.
Practical Entry And Stay Paths
- Independent Contractor Note
- Freelancers can legally work for international clients from Jordan without needing employer sponsorship, but they are expected to comply with local tax registration and reporting rules if they trigger tax residency.
Tourist Visa
- Visa fee
- JOD 40
- Fee Note
- The standard single-entry tourist visa fee is often bundled into the Jordan Pass (which waives the visa fee for most nationalities staying at least 3 nights and visiting Petra), or paid on arrival for those without it.
- Description
- Most nomads enter Jordan on a tourist visa. Sources differ slightly on the base validity, with figures ranging from about 30 days up to roughly two to three months depending on nationality and entry point.
Visa Run Option
- Exit Tax
- JOD 10
- Re Entry Fee
- JOD 40
- Description
- Crossing into a neighboring country (commonly Israel or Egypt) and re-entering restarts the tourist-visa clock.
Extension Option
- Visa fee
- JOD 40
- Extension Length
- Approximately an additional 3 months, according to nomad-focused guides.
- Description
- Nomads who want to stay longer than the initial tourist visa period can register and pay at a local police station to extend.
Temporary Residence Permit
- Description
- For longer-term stays, foreigners can apply for a Temporary Residence Permit through the local police/residency department. This is the route used by expats without an employer-sponsored work visa. It typically runs for about a year and can be renewed, though the process is bureaucratic.
Documents Typically Required
- Valid passport (at least 6 months' remaining validity)
- Proof of financial means to support the stay
- Clean criminal record certificate
- Medical certificate
- Health insurance coverage for the stay
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