Crossing the border and other Jordan Warning Or Danger Tips

Make sure you pay for the visa when you enter Jordan. I went with a servise taxi from Damascus to Amman. At the border I went to the visa counter. They looked in my passport and handed it over to someone els who gave me a stamp and then they said it was ready. It was all very quick. I went back to the visa counter, said I hadn't paid for the visa and pointed to the sign on the wall that said Swedish citicens should pay 10 JD. They just laught and waved me away. Then I waited 2 hours for the last person in the taxi to be ready.
Well, on the way back to Syria it was me the other people had to wait for. Something was wrong and I tried to explain what had happened when I entered Jordan. In the end I had to go back to the arrival hall, change money and pay for the visa + for three days more (stayed in Jordan for 17 days but should have reported to the police for a visa ectension after 14 days).

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