British Embassy in Jordan

Tracey Brown October 31, 2012 Embassy

British ConsulateThis is the British Embassy in Jordan. The British Embassy in Amman Jordan is listed below. If you are in need of consulate assistance then email the embassy in Amman or better yet give them a call if it is an emergency. If you cannot reach the British Embassy in Amman by telephone then it is best to email them any of your questions. Considering the strife currently in the Middle East contact with the embassy by email would be much easier.

British Embassy in Jordan

Note that the British embassy in Amman is closed on Fridays however they are open on a Sunday. We have also included the visa stats for the embassy listed below if you are looking at applying for a British visa. See more details for the British Embassy in Jordan listed below.

British Embassy in Jordan

 

British Embassy in Amman, Jordan

British Embassy
(PO Box 87) Abdoun

11118 Amman
Jordan

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Office hours:
Sunday to Wednesday, 6am to 1pm GMT (8am to 3:30pm local time)
Thursday, 6am to 1pm GMT (8am to 3pm local time)

Consular appointment hours:
Sundays to Wednesdays from 08:30 – 12:00 (local time)
Email: cons.amman@fco.gov.uk

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The Embassy is closed on Fridays and Saturdays

 

Public Holidays in Jordan

These are the public holidays for Jordan. Note that these are not the British Embassy days as they have excluded Easter Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas and Boxing Day. Email the embassy before you go down to the embassy to ensure that they are open on the day on which you wish to visit them. The National Day in Jordan is also celebrated by the embassy so the embassy will be closed on those days. Note also that the embassy is closed on a Friday being a Muslim country in the Middle East.

Date English name Local name
1 January New Year’s Day Ras Assanah al-Miladi
30 January King Abdullah’s Birthday
1 May Labour Day Eid el-Ommal
date varies Easter Sunday Eid Al Fiseh Al Atheem, Al Eid Al Kbeer
25 May Independence Day Eid al-Istiklaal
9 June King Abdullah’s Accession to the Throne Eid al-Jolous
14 November Birthday of King Hussein
25 December Christmas Day Eid Al Milad Al Majeed, Al Eid Il Sagheer
10 Dhul Hijja Feast of the Sacrifice or the Big Feast Eid al-Adha
1 Shawwal The Little Feast Eid al-Fitr
1 Muharram Hijri New Year Ras Assanah Al Hijri
27 Rajab Isra and Mi’raj Isra wal Mi’raj
12 Rabi’ al-awwal Prophet Muhammad’s birthday Mawlid al-Nabi

 

British Embassy in Jordan, Amman

These are the stats for the Jordanian based British Embassy and their stats for issuing a British visa for a Jordanian. Times will vary depending on the type of visa you are apply for so ensure that you have all the documents needed and requested to ensure that there is no delay in obtaining a visa.On average in Jordan you will obtain a British visa within 30-40 days being on average the longest for a visitors visa for the UK. See the figure below for your visa.

Visits Visas 5 days 10 days 15 days 40 days 90 days Total decisions made
Premium Visit (more than 6 months) 31% 71% 99% 100% 100% 222
General Visit (6 months or less) 21% 68% 98% 100% 100% 246
Business Visit (6 months or less) 24% 75% 100% 100% 100% 154
Family Visit (6 months or less) 4% 55% 93% 98% 100% 92
Other Visit (6 months or less) 10% 61% 96% 100% 100% 57

 

Points Based System Visas 5 days 10 days 15 days 40 days 90 days Total decisions made
PBS Tier 1 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 4
PBS Tier 2 14% 57% 100% 100% 100% 7
PBS Tier 4 4% 66% 98% 100% 100% 567
PBS Tier 5 33% 66% 100% 100% 100% 3

 

Other Non Settlement Visas 5 days 10 days 15 days 40 days 90 days Total decisions made
Student 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 1
EEA Family Permits 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 1
Other Non-Settlement 57% 85% 85% 85% 100% 7

 

Settlement Visas 5 days 10 days 15 days 40 days 90 days Total decisions made
Settlement 44% 50% 55% 72% 100% 18

 

The above data is for all decisions made in September 2012

 

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