This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Greece to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.
For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 3,736 nonimmigrant visas issued for Greece, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -3% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 1,105 | 1,516 | -27.1% | 2,661 | -58.5% |
| Student (F1) | 963 | 369 | 161% | 964 | -0.1% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 401 | 329 | 21.9% | 840 | -52.3% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 239 | 140 | 70.7% | 364 | -34.3% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) | 136 | 101 | 34.7% | 144 | -5.6% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 131 | 566 | -76.9% | 1,732 | -92.4% |
| Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) | 111 | 183 | -39.3% | 31 | 258.1% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 91 | 126 | -27.8% | 196 | -53.6% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 75 | 67 | 11.9% | 145 | -48.3% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 57 | 34 | 67.6% | 47 | 21.3% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 214 immigrant visas issued for Greece compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 39 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 28 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 26 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 21 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 20 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 20 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 13 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 12 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 11 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 7 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 945 people from Greece were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 418 |
| Employment-based preferences | 417 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 71 |
| Diversity | 32 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 213 |
| California | 111 |
| Florida | 85 |
| Massachusetts | 82 |
| New Jersey | 49 |
| Illinois | 45 |
| Texas | 44 |
| Virginia | 39 |
| Pennsylvania | 35 |
| Michigan | 27 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 233 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 79 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 45 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 44 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 44 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 38 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 36 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 25 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 25 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 23 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and new asylees. The primary difference between refugees and asylees is that refugees are not currently in the US while asylees are either already in the US or at a point of entry. Among asylees, were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and were defensive asylees, meaning they are currently in removal proceedings in an immigration court.
Sometimes immigrants, legal or otherwise, must be removed from their host country. In FY 2020, 977 people from Greece were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 11 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 7 were removed for non-criminal charges and 7 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.