Athens · Greece · April 2025
Visas issued at Athens in April 2025
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) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 207 | 33.8% | 322 | 215 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 162 | 26.5% | 241 | 262 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 68 | 11.1% | 22 | 78 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 34 | 5.6% | 27 | 77 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 28 | 4.6% | 17 | 7 |
| 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 | 26 | 4.2% | 11 | 17 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 19 | 3.1% | 3 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 17 | 2.8% | 6 | 4 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 9 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 7 | 1.1% | 1 | 7 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 16 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 5 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.7% | 9 | 2 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 3 | 0.5% | 36 | 9 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 4 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 9 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 9 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 29.2% | 5 | 11 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 5 | 20.8% | 8 | 3 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 4 | 16.7% | 0 | 5 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 12.5% | 1 | 5 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 8.3% | 0 | 1 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 4.2% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 4.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 4.2% | 3 | 0 |
Context
| April 2025 | Athens | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 612 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | -16% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -18% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 24 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 23 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Athens issue in April 2025?
612 nonimmigrant visas and 24 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 146th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Athens?
March 2025: 725 nonimmigrant visas (-16% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 746 (-18%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 207 (33.8%), C1/D 162 (26.5%), J1 68 (11.1%), F1 34 (5.6%), H1B 28 (4.6%).
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 April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.