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New Zealand · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
14

That is 5 fewer than in January 2026 (19) — -26.3%.

F1 visas made up 2.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 4.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-26.3% vs January 2026 (19)+250.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 4,225

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New Zealand · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202541
  • Jan 202619
  • Feb 202614
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  • Jan 2026 is 22 (53.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 27 (65.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 411914
Total411914
Total visas issued
584
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · F1
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265113087112778109411914
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  1. J11,676
  2. B1/B21,554
  3. A2745
  4. F1584
  5. C1/D526
  6. C3255

New Zealand · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025576
  • 202633
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January2119 -9.5%
February414 +250.0%
March26––
April51––
May130––
June87––
July112––
August77––
September8––
October10––
November9––
December41––

When is it busy? New Zealand · F1

Busiest month: July (25.7% of a typical year). Quietest: February (1.7%). 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 · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02004006008002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial98
2019 701
2020 338
2021 517
2022 643
2023 661
2024 658
2025 576
2026 partial33