No visa needed

Do citizens of Jordan need a visa for South Africa?

Citizens of Jordan don’t need a visa for South Africa and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Jordan: the passport opens 20 countries visa-free; Amman — Pretoria: ≈ 6,470 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to South Africa without a visa on a Jordan passport?

Yes, citizens of Jordan don’t need a visa for South Africa for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

South Africa visa rules at a glance

With a Jordan passport you can visit 20 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 55 with an e-visa; 98 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Jordan passport ranks 169th of 199.
Jordan passport: visa-free access to 20 countries; South Africa passport: 60.
Citizens of Jordan and South Africa can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Georgia, Tunisia, Russia, Seychelles, Thailand, Malaysia, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Ecuador, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of South Africa, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Jordan. Jordan visa for citizens of South Africa

Travelling to South Africa: good to know

Amman — Pretoria: about 6,470 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Amman 12:00 — Pretoria 11:00.
Local currency: South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, and Northern Sotho.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZAR 16.
South Africa is the 130th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Jordan.