{"id":1244,"date":"2026-03-09T07:03:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2026-03-09T07:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:03:44","slug":"notice-to-south-african-nationals-notice-no-4-8-march-2026-1100-jordan-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/2026\/03\/09\/notice-to-south-african-nationals-notice-no-4-8-march-2026-1100-jordan-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice to South African nationals (Notice No. 4), 8 March 2026, 11:00 Jordan Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In coordination with the relevant Jordanian authorities, the South African Embassy in Amman remains committed to providing assistance and facilitating South African nationals through the territories of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following land routes and border crossings from neighbouring countries may be considered for evacuation purposes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. From Palestine and\/or Israel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Possible border crossings include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Beit She\u2019an\/Sheikh Hussein Bridge<\/strong> (northern crossing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hours of operation: 08:30 \u2013 14:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Allenby\/King Hussein Bridge <\/strong>(southern crossing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hours of operation: 08:30 \u2013 14:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Yitzhak Rabin\/Wadi Araba Crossing <\/strong>(southern crossing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hours of operation: 08:00 \u2013 20:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please be aware that border crossings can close without prior notice. It\u2019s important to verify that your specific crossing is open on the day of departure and to check for any changes to operating hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. From the Republic of Iraq<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evacuation may be possible through the <strong>Al-Akarameh<\/strong> border crossing, which operates 24\/7 on the Jordanian side (and is expected to operate similarly on the Iraqi side).<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/03\/Advisory-to-South-African-Expatriates-8-March-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>VIEW HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In coordination with the relevant Jordanian authorities, the South African Embassy in Amman remains committed to providing assistance and facilitating South African nationals through the territories of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The following land routes and border crossings from neighbouring countries may be considered for evacuation purposes: 1. From Palestine and\/or Israel Possible border [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Brian","author_link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/author\/jollyapples\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"In coordination with the relevant Jordanian authorities, the South African Embassy in Amman remains committed to providing assistance and facilitating South African nationals through the territories of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The following land routes and border crossings from neighbouring countries may be considered for evacuation purposes: 1. From Palestine and\/or Israel Possible border&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1244"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1248,"href":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1244\/revisions\/1248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/jordan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}