Visas issued at Athens in March 2024
U.S. Embassy, Greece. The page of the post has the wait times of Athens.
In March 2024, the post issued 574 nonimmigrant visas and 40 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 962,731 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Mar 2024 | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 574 | 782 | 623 |
| Immigrant | 40 | 43 | 42 |
Nonimmigrant classes, March 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 231 | 40.2% | 314 | 221 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 171 | 29.8% | 311 | 184 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 32 | 5.6% | 25 | 13 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 25 | 4.4% | 4 | 11 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 23 | 4% | 32 | 37 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 19 | 3.3% | 18 | 26 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 11 | 1.9% | 14 | 25 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 10 | 1.7% | 12 | 18 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 11 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 1% | 3 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 8 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 6 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 6 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 8 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 11 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 4 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 3 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 5 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 5 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, March 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 9 | 22.5% | 9 | 4 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 7 | 17.5% | 7 | 3 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 6 | 15% | 4 | 1 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 12.5% | 0 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 4 | 10% | 7 | 10 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 5% | 1 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 2.5% | 1 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 2.5% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 2.5% | 0 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 2.5% | 2 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 2.5% | 0 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 2.5% | 0 | 1 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 1 | 2.5% | 0 | 4 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of March 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 30 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Athens lists every month. The page of March 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -27%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, March 2024. Report an error.