Traveling on a multi country recreational tour from Greece, to Egypt, Israel and Jordan. Greece - I was able to register as an operator in the EU, Egypt will hold your storage in storage at customs, Israel granted permission via the Aeroclub but Jordan was giving me difficulty. After several emails to the authorities to try and either get permission to fly my drone or trying to find out if they will hold it at customs Jordan has been unresponsive as I have read in several threads. I decided to try the The Royal Film Commission in Jordan and here is their response. Hopefully this will help someone out in the future if you are looking for information. I have also been advised that sometimes in Egypt and Israel it will depend on the mood of the customs officer you are dealing with etc. After the Jordan response I have decided to leave my drone at home for this trip and I will take it in the spring on my Asia trip.
Greetings from the Royal Film Commission – Jordan.
Please be informed that in general, Drones are prohibited in Jordan but as a film commission, we do facilitate the entry and usage of drones to Jordan for production/filming purposes, the application process requires a minimum of 10 working days from the day we receive all forms filled with the supporting documents (attached) -knowing that filling the applications requires involving a local fixer, please check our production directory for possible fixers here: Production Directory.
The attached forms need to be filled out for obtaining shooting permits and as below:
• 1000 JOD (around 1410 US$) deposit fee that will be refundable when leaving Jordan, needs to be paid to the airport customs department.
• 500 JOD (around 705 US$) as customs registration fees that must be paid to the airport customs department.
• 150 JOD (around 211 US$) per day for drone usage, needs to be paid to the Military Media Department.
• 50 JOD (around 71 US$) per day for drone storage, needs to be paid to the Military Media Department.
Furthermore, The Jordanian Army will assign a representative to handle the drone upon arrival till departure, and during drone usage day/s, which requires that the production to cover the transportation, accommodation (outside Amman), and F&B for the representative.
An agreement needs to be signed between the production and the Military Media Department before the drone’s arrival in Jordan, depending on the number of flying dates mentioned in the application, the accumulated amounts need to be paid in advance when signing the agreement.
But, in case you decide not to fly the drone in Jordan, then the drone will be kept at the airport customs department for free (for 7 days), if you are staying for more than a week then you will pay storage fees for the customs which is something minimal.
Please feel free to contact us for any further needed information.
Best regards,
Greetings from the Royal Film Commission – Jordan.
Please be informed that in general, Drones are prohibited in Jordan but as a film commission, we do facilitate the entry and usage of drones to Jordan for production/filming purposes, the application process requires a minimum of 10 working days from the day we receive all forms filled with the supporting documents (attached) -knowing that filling the applications requires involving a local fixer, please check our production directory for possible fixers here: Production Directory.
The attached forms need to be filled out for obtaining shooting permits and as below:
- Production form
- Synopsis form ( must be filled in Arabic)
- Crew list form (to be filled in Arabic for Jordanians with the National Numbers, and for non-Jordanians we need the name as per the passport and the passport number)
- Equipment list form (in case you are bringing equipment other than the Drone with you)
- Equipment agreement
- Locations List
- Production Safety Guidelines
- Drone form (and we need the passport copy for the Drone holder)
• 1000 JOD (around 1410 US$) deposit fee that will be refundable when leaving Jordan, needs to be paid to the airport customs department.
• 500 JOD (around 705 US$) as customs registration fees that must be paid to the airport customs department.
• 150 JOD (around 211 US$) per day for drone usage, needs to be paid to the Military Media Department.
• 50 JOD (around 71 US$) per day for drone storage, needs to be paid to the Military Media Department.
Furthermore, The Jordanian Army will assign a representative to handle the drone upon arrival till departure, and during drone usage day/s, which requires that the production to cover the transportation, accommodation (outside Amman), and F&B for the representative.
An agreement needs to be signed between the production and the Military Media Department before the drone’s arrival in Jordan, depending on the number of flying dates mentioned in the application, the accumulated amounts need to be paid in advance when signing the agreement.
But, in case you decide not to fly the drone in Jordan, then the drone will be kept at the airport customs department for free (for 7 days), if you are staying for more than a week then you will pay storage fees for the customs which is something minimal.
Please feel free to contact us for any further needed information.
Best regards,
| Luna Halim Ibrahim Production Services Coordinator T: +962 6 464 2266 ext. 25 M: +962 79 7441440 F: +962 6 464 2299 www.film.jo |
that’s a bit costly, and you try and smuggle it in I imagine it would be worse.
