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Athens · Greece · September 2024
Visas issued at Athens in September 2024
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. 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.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 161 | 27.2% | 185 | 147 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 129 | 21.8% | 111 | 120 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 67 | 11.3% | 144 | 50 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 55 | 9.3% | 98 | 54 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 36 | 6.1% | 0 | 32 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 17 | 2.9% | 126 | 33 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 15 | 2.5% | 25 | 9 |
| 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 | 14 | 2.4% | 13 | 27 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 14 | 2.4% | 12 | 9 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 11 | 1.9% | 3 | 27 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 9 | 1.5% | 5 | 9 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 8 | 1.4% | 26 | 7 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 8 | 1.4% | 17 | 5 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 6 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0.8% | 0 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 7 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 2 | 0.3% | 19 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 3 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2024 | Share | Aug 2024 | Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 24 | 38.7% | 12 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 12 | 19.4% | 9 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 5 | 8.1% | 2 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 5 | 8.1% | 1 | 7 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 6.5% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 3.2% | 3 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 3.2% | 2 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 2 | 3.2% | 4 | 6 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 3.2% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 1.6% | 5 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| September 2024 | Athens | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 591 | 925,157 |
| Change on previous month | -28% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +4% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 62 | 57,983 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2024 (14 Sep 2024): B1/B2 next available 51 days; F, M, J 30 days; H, L, O, P, Q 17 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Athens issue in September 2024?
591 nonimmigrant visas and 62 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2024. That was the 144th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did September 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Athens?
August 2024: 824 nonimmigrant visas (-28% to Sep 2024). September 2023: 568 (+4%).
Which classes made up the month?
C1/D 161 (27.2%), B1/B2 129 (21.8%), H1B 67 (11.3%), J1 55 (9.3%), P3 36 (6.1%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for September 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.