Athens: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in Athens, Greece is calling back applicants refused under the 75-country immigrant visa pause, who has been called, and what applicants there report. Crowdsourced and anonymised. As of 4 Nov 2026.
Key facts, as of 4 Nov 2026
- Who is being called back at Athens: some non-plaintiffs. Yes, in part. At least one applicant at Athens who is not a named plaintiff has reported a case-specific instruction: a new medical, a second interview or a document request. The last movement reported was on 4 Nov 2026.
- Last reported movement: 4 Nov 2026.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 0.
- Contacting the post: Email requesting public-charge documents, then a second-interview date.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at Athens
First reported second interview: an F4 family first interviewed 6 July and refused 221(g) under the pause was asked a few weeks ago for financial and public-charge documents (employment, health insurance, a financial support plan). At the 3 November second interview they were asked whether they had ever received government payments and about job and insurance plans; the officer said everything looked fine, kept both passports and promised an update in about a week. Medicals expire soon, so entry must be by 16 December. Other Athens applicants (an EB-1A qualified in August, an EB-2 qualified in June) have no interview letter yet. 4 November: the F4 family re-interviewed on 3 November now shows Ready in CEAC.
This is the row shown for Athens on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about Athens
Every day this post appeared in the digest, newest first. The one-line summary is the digest’s own; follow the link for the full account.
Athens pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Athens calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Yes, in part. At least one applicant at Athens who is not a named plaintiff has reported a case-specific instruction: a new medical, a second interview or a document request. The last movement reported was on 4 Nov 2026.
What has happened at Athens since the pause was vacated?
First reported second interview: an F4 family first interviewed 6 July and refused 221(g) under the pause was asked a few weeks ago for financial and public-charge documents (employment, health insurance, a financial support plan). At the 3 November second interview they were asked whether they had ever received government payments and about job and insurance plans; the officer said everything looked fine, kept both passports and promised an update in about a week. Medicals expire soon, so entry must be by 16 December. Other Athens applicants (an EB-1A qualified in August, an EB-2 qualified in June) have no interview letter yet. 4 November: the F4 family re-interviewed on 3 November now shows Ready in CEAC.
How do I contact Athens about a pause case?
What applicants at Athens report: Email requesting public-charge documents, then a second-interview date. Across posts, emails usually return nothing or a copy of the cable, and a congressional inquiry has so far returned one line. A moving CEAC last-updated date after you write means someone opened the file; it is not a decision and has not preceded one in any case we hold.
If you are waiting on Athens
- Expect a new medical to be the first request if yours is older than six months; ask your panel clinic whether it already has instructions before you book.
- Every approval since the cable went through a second interview about money: taxes, savings, debts, insurance, employment plans and benefits history. The list is in the re-interview guide.
- A changed CEAC date after you email the post means the file was opened, not decided.
- If your report would change this page, add your case. Rows are built from reports; a post with none cannot be shown as moving.
Related
- Immigrant visa pause: status by embassy — all 73 posts side by side
- Public-charge re-interview: questions asked and what to bring
Other posts where the picture is the same: some non-plaintiffs
- Seoul, South Korea — last movement 4 Nov
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — last movement 3 Nov
- Tokyo, Japan — last movement 3 Nov
- Bogota, Colombia — last movement 2 Nov
- Warsaw, Poland — last movement 30 Oct
- Guatemala City, Guatemala — last movement 29 Oct
VisaMoves is a free, anonymous community data project. Not legal advice, and not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State or the post in Athens. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.