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New Zealand · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
173

That is 137 more than in January 2026 (36) — +380.6%.

J1 visas made up 24.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 8.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+380.6% vs January 2026 (36)-18.4% vs February 2025 (212)

All published months together: 8,762

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New Zealand · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025143
  • Jan 202636
  • Feb 2026173
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  • Jan 2026 is 107 (74.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 30 (21.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 14336173
Total14336173
Total visas issued
1,676
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · J1
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35234629243836627367914336173
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  1. J11,676
  2. B1/B21,554
  3. A2745
  4. F1584
  5. C1/D526
  6. C3255

New Zealand · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,789
  • 2026209
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Month20252026Change
January11036 -67.3%
February212173 -18.4%
March352––
April346––
May292––
June43––
July83––
August66––
September27––
October36––
November79––
December143––

When is it busy? New Zealand · J1

Busiest month: May (16.8% of a typical year). Quietest: October (2.3%). 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 · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial345
2019 2,060
2020 413
2021 233
2022 773
2023 1,302
2024 1,638
2025 1,789
2026 partial209