The US Embassy in Athens will permanently close its Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) field office as of November 15, 2019, the embassy said in a press release.
The last day the office will accept applications/petitions and be open to the public is September 30.
The U.S. Embassy Greece in Athens will assume responsibility for certain limited services previously provided by USCIS to individuals residing in Greece.
Beginning Oct. 1, 2019, individuals who were previously assisted by the USCIS Athens Field Office (which includes individuals residing in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Oman, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Yemen) must follow these filing instructions at US Embassy Athens.
The Embassy did not explain the reasons for the closure.
A good move by the US. Nip the flagrant abuse of the generous USA.