This is good news for those who enjoy extended stays, specifically in Jordan. While the end of 2025 saw the introduction of a requirement for those spending more than two weeks in the country to register with the authorities, 2026 opens with the possibility of staying for three months instead of the single month allowed until now.
Longer stays, but mandatory “registration” required
Since this year, foreign tourists can stay for up to 90 days in Jordan. This authorisation is issued automatically whether visitors—like British and other European citizens—choose an e-Visa or a visa on arrival, for which the application procedures remain the same. This represents a definite easing of admission rules for a country seeking to revive its tourism industry.
As for the “mandatory registration for everyone with the authorities” after 14 days on-site, decreed last October, while the measure may seem restrictive, it only requires personal action if you are staying with friends or in Airbnb-style rentals.
Indeed, if you are staying in a hotel, the hotelier will handle the procedure themselves. And if you have purchased the Jordan Pass—the tourist package offering multiple benefits and waived visa fees—you are exempt from this mandatory 14-day registration. For other cases, however, you must register personally at any local police station within 14 days, providing your passport, your exact address in Jordan, and, in principle, a copy of your host’s ID or your accommodation rental agreement.
A tourism industry struggling to restart
Unlike neighbouring Egypt, which does not seem to be suffering too much from the tensions the region has experienced for months, Jordanian tourism has been at a standstill for some time.
Whether it is the capital Amman, the superb ruins of Jerash, the Dead Sea, the Dana Reserve, the sublime Wadi Rum desert, or the seaside resort of Aqaba which sits next to its Israeli neighbour Eilat, these sites are indeed only a few kilometres from the border with Israel and Palestine. This is perhaps too close for many visitors who are cancelling or, at best, postponing their trip to a country that has not, however, directly suffered on its own territory from recent events.
And what can be said about Jordan’s most famous tourist site? The must-see Petra, with its tombs and temples of extraordinary architectural richness and all its other archaeological remains witnessing history, is visibly suffering more than the rest. One of the seven wonders of the modern world is experiencing a drastic drop in attendance, with the consequences one can imagine for the local populations and those working on the site.
While there was talk of thousands of daily visitors not so long ago, only a few hundred now visit each day. As a result, entries have dropped from over a million in 2023 to half as many foreign visitors in 2024 and 2025, even if a small recovery has been noted in recent months. To be continued…
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