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New Zealand · H4

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Dependent of an H worker · For the spouse and unmarried children of H-1B, H-2A, H-2B and similar workers.

H4 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
4

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (3) — +33.3%.

H4 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+33.3% vs January 2026 (3)-50.0% vs February 2025 (8)

All published months together: 445

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New Zealand · Visa class H4 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20264
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (200.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 3 (300.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 134
Total134
Total visas issued
50
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · H4
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273458–58134
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 · H4: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202559
  • 20267
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Month20252026Change
January83 -62.5%
February84 -50.0%
March2––
April7––
May3––
June4––
July5––
August8––
September0––
October5––
November8––
December1––

When is it busy? New Zealand · H4

Busiest month: January (15.4% of a typical year). Quietest: March (4.0%). 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 · H4: all published months

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0501001502002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial11
2019 82
2020 18
2021 24
2022 75
2023 65
2024 104
2025 59
2026 partial7