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New Zealand · C3

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C3 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
41

That is 16 more than in January 2026 (25) — +64.0%.

C3 visas made up 5.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 6.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+64.0% vs January 2026 (25)+86.4% vs February 2025 (22)

All published months together: 2,292

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New Zealand · Visa class C3 · One total per month
  • Dec 202512
  • Jan 202625
  • Feb 202641
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  • Jan 2026 is 13 (108.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 29 (241.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 122541
Total122541
Total visas issued
255
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · C3
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41342492082588122541
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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

New Zealand · C3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025224
  • 202666
020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January1325 +92.3%
February2241 +86.4%
March41––
April34––
May24––
June9––
July20––
August8––
September25––
October8––
November8––
December12––

When is it busy? New Zealand · C3

Busiest month: June (12.1% of a typical year). Quietest: July (5.9%). 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 · C3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial96
2019 307
2020 306
2021 161
2022 458
2023 431
2024 243
2025 224
2026 partial66