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New Zealand · H2B

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H2B visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
1

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (0).

H2B visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data-75.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 175

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New Zealand · Visa class H2B · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20261
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 201
Total201
Total visas issued
33
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · H2B
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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 · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202537
  • 20261
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Month20252026Change
January10 -100.0%
February41 -75.0%
March1––
April0––
May1––
June0––
July0––
August0––
September5––
October20––
November3––
December2––

When is it busy? New Zealand · H2B

Busiest month: October (28.2% of a typical year). Quietest: August (0.5%). 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 · H2B: all published months

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YearIssuances
2018 partial12
2019 26
2020 7
2021 12
2022 26
2023 29
2024 25
2025 37
2026 partial1