B1/B2 visa statistics for Athens

How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Athens, and its share of everything issued in Greece.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued at Athens, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,3822,382

0.5%vs 2,369 in the 12 months before

About the same as the previous 12 months (+0.5%). But the last 3 months ran 16% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average: 199
Busiest month: 322; Mar 2025
Latest month: 226; Feb 2026Down 15%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.4k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.4k

When visas are issued

Visas issued at Athens each month. Darker means more.

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Typical

5.5%

11%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: March 2025: 322 visas

In 2023–2025, October was typically the busiest month and June the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

2023
2k
Jan – Dec 2023
First full year in this data
2024
2.4k
Jan – Dec 2024
Up 17%vs 2023
2025
2.5k
Jan – Dec 2025
Up 6.4%vs 2024
2026So far
418
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
Down 24%vs same months a year earlier

2025 was the highest year shown, with 2,512 visas (+6.4% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 24% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers

Visas issued per month, at Athens
Month	Visas issued	A year earlier	Change
February 2026	226	267	Down 15%
January 2026	192	281	Down 32%
December 2025	203	192	Up 5.7%
November 2025	142	213	Down 33%
October 2025	217	245	Down 11%
September 2025	184	129	Up 43%
August 2025	121	111	Up 9%
July 2025	174	112	Up 55%
June 2025	138	152	Down 9.2%
May 2025	256	221	Up 16%
April 2025	207	215	Down 3.7%
March 2025	322	231	Up 39%
February 2025	267	314	Down 15%
January 2025	281	225	Up 25%
December 2024	192	133	Up 44%
November 2024	213	267	Down 20%
October 2024	245	297	Down 18%
September 2024	129	120	Up 7.5%
August 2024	111	142	Down 22%
July 2024	112	110	About flat, 1.8%
June 2024	152	90	Up 69%
May 2024	221	148	Up 49%
April 2024	215	194	Up 11%
March 2024	231	221	Up 4.5%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Greece