The Beauty of Jordan - Obtaining Visa

Before the year ends, we had the priviledge of visiting Jordan during the UAE's holiday on December 1-4. It was a tiring yet memorable experience because we saw and experienced the places where some of the Bible stories actually happened. We have seen a country rich in multicultures, hospitable people

In this blog, I will give you our step by step process in obtaining visa for a Philippine passport holder and estimates of our expenses. The next blog will talk about our two-day-trip to Jordan.

Obtaining Visa - General Requirements
Since we are a family (me, my husband and our one year old son), I have to prepare three times of the paper works. Here are the requirements we submitted in the Consulate Office in Jordan Embassy in Abu Dhabi (location map link).

• Fully completed visa form for Jordan (the forms are in the Consulate Office in the embassy)
• Passport size photo (one)
• Valid national passport and one copy
• UAE Residence Visa (stamped in the passport) and one copy
• Last three months bank account statements
• Travel health insurance for Jordan showing the insurance policy coverage and one copy. We purchased a family travel insurance in ALICO, worth AED110.
• Reference letter from your employer, stating your position, salary and that they have no objection in your travel to Jordan.
• Copy of hotel room reservation in Jordan. 
• Visa application fees(AED300 per person).

Upon submitting the requirements, you will receive a pink stub, and claim your passport with Jordan visa stamp after two working days.


My next blog is about our whole trip; submerged in a cold December weather, drove the hills and plains of Jordan, ate local Jordanian food, and visited the Biblical and Byzantine era places.

Taken infront of the The Treasury, December 2, 2015