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New Zealand · O3

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O3 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
5

That is 8 fewer than in January 2026 (13) — -61.5%.

O3 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-61.5% vs January 2026 (13)+66.7% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 393

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New Zealand · Visa class O3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20254
  • Jan 202613
  • Feb 20265
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  • Jan 2026 is 9 (225.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (25.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 4135
Total4135
Total visas issued
61
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · O3
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6218464–84135
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 · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202548
  • 202618
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January213 +550.0%
February35 +66.7%
March6––
April2––
May1––
June8––
July4––
August6––
September4––
October0––
November8––
December4––

When is it busy? New Zealand · O3

Busiest month: January (16.4% of a typical year). Quietest: April (2.0%). 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 · O3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080FY2018partialFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2018 partial32
FY2019 51
FY2020 37
FY2021 40
FY2022 56
FY2023 56
FY2024 41
FY2025 50
FY2026 partial30