Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Athens by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- About flat, 0.5%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
2.4k
31% of the total, last 12 months
2,382 visas in the last 12 months, 2,369 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
2k
26% of the total, last 12 months
2,031 visas in the last 12 months, 2,312 in the 12 months before - Down 16%
F-1
Academic students
765
9.9% of the total, last 12 months
765 visas in the last 12 months, 911 in the 12 months before - Down 10%
J-1
Exchange visitors
598
7.8% of the total, last 12 months
598 visas in the last 12 months, 667 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
559
7.3% of the total, last 12 months
559 visas in the last 12 months, 649 in the 12 months before - Up 5.4%
NATO-2
175
2.3% of the total, last 12 months
175 visas in the last 12 months, 166 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- P-32% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
157Down 4.3%157 visas in the last 12 months, 164 in the 12 months before - A-21.9% of total
Foreign government officials
147Down 7%147 visas in the last 12 months, 158 in the 12 months before - L-11.8% of total
Intracompany transferees
138Down 6.8%138 visas in the last 12 months, 148 in the 12 months before - O-11.3% of total
People with extraordinary ability
97Up 4.3%97 visas in the last 12 months, 93 in the 12 months before - L-21.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
91Up 3.4%91 visas in the last 12 months, 88 in the 12 months before - H-40.9% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
70Down 29%70 visas in the last 12 months, 98 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 31% of the visas issued at Athens in the last 12 months. C-1/D fell 12% and F-1 fell 16% on the 12 months before.