Jordan has cancelled visas for Russians. What you need to know

Russians will be able to travel to Jordan without visas in the near future. Previously, entry to the country in the Middle East cost about 4.5 thousand rubles. The kingdom has access to the Red and Dead Seas, where you can swim all year round. The country is also home to one of the seven modern wonders of the world. What is interesting about Jordan and how to get to it is in the Izvestia article.

How the entry rules have changed

• Until 2025, Jordan was one of the few countries in the Middle East that required a visa to enter for tourist purposes. It could be received upon arrival after paying a consular fee worth 40 Jordanian dinars (4,546 rubles). She gave the opportunity to stay in the kingdom for 30 days.

Visa-free tourism: new rules of entry to Jordan for Russians

While the agreement has not entered into force, a permit document will be required for holidays in this country.

• Now, after signing the relevant agreement between the foreign ministers, Russians will no longer need to apply for a paid visa. They will be able to stay in the country for 30 days, but not more than 90 days during the year. The exact date of entry into force of the visa-free regime has not yet been announced, it may happen within two months after signing the agreement.

What other countries have visa-free travel?

• In total, Russians have access to more than 100 countries that do not require a paper visa to be issued in advance at an embassy or consulate. In the Henley Passport Index ranking, which classifies passports according to the freedom of movement of their holders, the Russian document ranks 43rd in the world.

• Among other countries in the Middle East, Russians can also visit Egypt (if they arrive in South Sinai), Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Turkey for free. It is possible to purchase a visa on arrival after paying the fee in Bahrain, Israel (from there you can also visit the territory of Palestine), Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria.

• Russians from European countries can visit Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro without paper visas. You also do not need to visit the consulate before traveling to Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, South Korea, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka.

• Visa-free entry is also possible to China, but only as part of tour groups or by train to Hainan Island. In the rest of the world, visa-free travel is available for Russians in such popular tourist countries as Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Colombia, Peru, Kenya, Morocco, Seychelles, Tunisia, South Africa, Fiji.

What is interesting about Jordan

• Direct flights have been established between Russia and Jordan. Royal Jordanian operates flights between Domodedovo Airport and Amman on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The flight time barely exceeds five hours. You can also fly to Jordan on connecting flights with connections in Istanbul, Ankara or Sharjah, and then you can land in the resort city of Aqaba on the Red Sea coast.

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The main attraction of Jordan is the ancient city of Petra, which is considered one of the modern seven wonders of the world. It was carved into the sandy rocks of the desert valley of the Arava before our era. The building complex often appears in movies, it can be seen in the films "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". Another desert, Wadi Rum, became the filming location for the movie "The Martian."

• Aqaba is the center of beach holidays in Jordan. The season lasts from September to May, and the sea is available for swimming all year round. The beaches of Aqaba are mostly sandy and shallow-Galician, most belong to hotels on the first line of the sea. Tourists can go diving in addition to beach holidays.

• Jordan also has the Dead Sea. The saltiest body of water in the world is located about an hour's drive from Amman Airport. A developed hotel infrastructure has been built around it, and accommodation in it is cheaper than in Israel located on the other side.