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Vietnam → Greece

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Vietnam
To
Greece
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in Vietnam who live in Greece: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

35771319901995200020052010201520202024
35771319902000201020202024
Data table
1990713
1995465
2000224
2005220
2010223
2015209
2020212
2024225
Estimate, 2024
225
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.02%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
99
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Greece's consulates in Vietnam

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Greece's consulates located in Vietnam.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20241,4231,321795.6%
20231,3351,235806.0%
2022806741283.5%
202172680—
20201036532.9%
20191,5031,3901036.9%
20182,0491,9271226.0%
201789878411412.7%
201690772517319.1%
2015572537356.1%
2014453434194.2%
201399064034935.3%
20122382112711.3%
20112542113413.4%
201016816621.2%
2009382364184.7%

Applications by year

1,0252,0492009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
1,0252,049200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009382
2010168
2011254
2012238
2013990
2014453
2015572
2016907
2017898
20182,049
20191,503
2020103
202172
2022806
20231,335
20241,423
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Greece

First residence permits issued by Greece to citizens of Vietnam (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work595
  2. Family66
  3. Other reasons26
  4. Education4
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025691000
2024315043
202371011
2022123010
202117030
202045020
2019115071
201858070
2017130120
20162041
201510030
20149050
20134040
20124050
20116050
201010010
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities595
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,478
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
6
Changed status into work, 2025
1
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
811
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Greece in Vietnam, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyHanoimfa.gr
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Vietnam move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Vietnam, 2023
  1. Japan133,732
  2. South Korea70,827
  3. United States37,040
  4. Germany12,954
  5. Hungary9,688
  6. Australia7,503
  7. Canada6,605
  8. New Zealand5,919
  9. Czechia1,869
  10. Finland1,406
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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