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Visa class as printed by the State Department

O2 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
8

That is 3 more than in January 2026 (5) — +60.0%.

O2 visas made up 1.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+60.0% vs January 2026 (5)-61.9% vs February 2025 (21)

All published months together: 473

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New Zealand · Visa class O2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20268
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 (400.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7 (700.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 158
Total158
Total visas issued
96
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · O2

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  1. J11,676
  2. B1/B21,554
  3. A2745
  4. F1584
  5. C1/D526
  6. C3255

New Zealand · O2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025111
  • 202613
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Month20252026Change
January75 -28.6%
February218 -61.9%
March4––
April9––
May6––
June9––
July5––
August22––
September8––
October17––
November2––
December1––

When is it busy? New Zealand · O2

Busiest month: March (14.0% of a typical year). Quietest: July (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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 · O2: all published months

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YearIssuances
2018 partial14
2019 59
2020 13
2021 16
2022 94
2023 82
2024 71
2025 111
2026 partial13