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

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (4) — +25.0%.

I visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+25.0% vs January 2026 (4)+66.7% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 417

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New Zealand · Visa class I · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20265
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  • Jan 2026 is 3 (300.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 4 (400.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 145
Total145
Total visas issued
67
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · I
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7991781051145
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 · I: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202565
  • 20269
02.557.510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January44 +0.0%
February35 +66.7%
March7––
April9––
May9––
June1––
July7––
August8––
September10––
October5––
November1––
December1––

When is it busy? New Zealand · I

Busiest month: September (14.2% of a typical year). Quietest: December (3.3%). 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 · I: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02550751002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2018 partial27
2019 71
2020 21
2021 6
2022 67
2023 56
2024 95
2025 65
2026 partial9