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New Zealand · L1

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L1 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
16

That is 4 fewer than in January 2026 (20) — -20.0%.

L1 visas made up 2.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 4.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-20.0% vs January 2026 (20)-23.8% vs February 2025 (21)

All published months together: 1,509

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New Zealand · Visa class L1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202511
  • Jan 202620
  • Feb 202616
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  • Jan 2026 is 9 (81.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (45.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 112016
Total112016
Total visas issued
222
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · L1
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251626112334101614112016
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 · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025233
  • 202636
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January2620 -23.1%
February2116 -23.8%
March25––
April16––
May26––
June11––
July23––
August34––
September10––
October16––
November14––
December11––

When is it busy? New Zealand · L1

Busiest month: January (14.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.1%). 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 · L1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2019 305
FY2020 153
FY2021 87
FY2022 175
FY2023 228
FY2024 239
FY2025 245
FY2026 partial77