What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Greece by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 13%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
2.2k
29% of the total, last 12 months
2,167 visas in the last 12 months, 2,491 in the 12 months before - Up 4.4%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
1.7k
24% of the total, last 12 months
1,737 visas in the last 12 months, 1,664 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
F-1
Academic students
743
10% of the total, last 12 months
743 visas in the last 12 months, 897 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
J-1
Exchange visitors
669
9.1% of the total, last 12 months
669 visas in the last 12 months, 782 in the 12 months before - Down 13%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
577
7.8% of the total, last 12 months
577 visas in the last 12 months, 663 in the 12 months before - Down 3.9%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
199
2.7% of the total, last 12 months
199 visas in the last 12 months, 207 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- NATO-22.5% of total182Up 3.4%182 visas in the last 12 months, 176 in the 12 months before
- A-22.4% of total
Foreign government officials
177About flat, 0.6%177 visas in the last 12 months, 178 in the 12 months before - P-32% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
149Down 3.9%149 visas in the last 12 months, 155 in the 12 months before - O-11.3% of total
People with extraordinary ability
94Down 4.1%94 visas in the last 12 months, 98 in the 12 months before - L-21.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
91Down 17%91 visas in the last 12 months, 109 in the 12 months before - H-41% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
74Down 21%74 visas in the last 12 months, 94 in the 12 months before
C-1/D visas made up 29% of the visas issued to nationals of Greece in the last 12 months. C-1/D fell 13% and F-1 fell 17% on the 12 months before.