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New Zealand · H2A

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Temporary agricultural worker · For seasonal farm and agricultural work.

H2A visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
13

That is 7 more than in January 2026 (6) — +116.7%.

H2A visas made up 1.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+116.7% vs January 2026 (6)-23.5% vs February 2025 (17)

All published months together: 456

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New Zealand · Visa class H2A · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20266
  • Feb 202613
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (500.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 12 (1200.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1613
Total1613
Total visas issued
60
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · H2A
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1312112–11––1613
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. J11,676
  2. B1/B21,554
  3. A2745
  4. F1584
  5. C1/D526
  6. C3255

New Zealand · H2A: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202567
  • 202619
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January96 -33.3%
February1713 -23.5%
March13––
April12––
May11––
June2––
July0––
August1––
September1––
October0––
November0––
December1––

When is it busy? New Zealand · H2A

Busiest month: March (23.7% of a typical year). Quietest: November (0.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

New Zealand · H2A: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0255075100FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 85
FY2020 82
FY2021 36
FY2022 35
FY2023 55
FY2024 77
FY2025 66
FY2026 partial20