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New Zealand · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
24

That is 19 more than in January 2026 (5) — +380.0%.

P1 visas made up 3.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+380.0% vs January 2026 (5)+166.7% vs February 2025 (9)

All published months together: 992

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New Zealand · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 202624
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 19 (380.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 5524
Total5524
Total visas issued
133
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · P1
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  1. J11,676
  2. B1/B21,554
  3. A2745
  4. F1584
  5. C1/D526
  6. C3255

New Zealand · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025127
  • 202629
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Month20252026Change
January145 -64.3%
February924 +166.7%
March8––
April4––
May21––
June9––
July21––
August6––
September14––
October10––
November6––
December5––

When is it busy? New Zealand · P1

Busiest month: January (17.5% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.6%). 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 · P1: all published months

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0501001502002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial30
2019 175
2020 59
2021 49
2022 150
2023 200
2024 173
2025 127
2026 partial29