Visa Status · unofficial · data from the U.S. Department of State
· printed

Country

New Zealand

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of New Zealand
Creator: Visa Status

680 green cards issued in 2024 →

See visa appointment dates →

See Visa Bulletin dates →

How many U.S. visas were issued to people from New Zealand, and how that changed.

Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

Visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026

712

That is 301 more than in January 2026 (411) — +73.2%.

Quick view · February 2026

+73.2% vs January 2026 (411)+3.3% vs February 2025 (689)

All published months together: 68,959

Compare months or years

Compare by

Quick pick

Month 1

Month 2 (optional)

Month 3 (optional)

Country

Visa category

Chart

New Zealand · All visa categories · One total per month

Dec 2025519
Jan 2026411
Feb 2026712

Dec 2025

51932% of selected

Jan 2026

41125% of selected

Feb 2026

71243% of selected

Download CSV

Jan 2026 is 108 (20.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 193 (37.2%) higher than Dec 2025.

View as table

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	519	411	712
Total	519	411	712

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Exchange visitors	174	38	+357.9%+136
Visitors	157	124	+26.6%+33
Temporary workers	152	119	+27.7%+33
Diplomats and international organizations	104	55	+89.1%+49
Transit and crew	101	49	+106.1%+52
Students	14	22	-36.4%−8
Other	5	4	+25.0%+1
Fiancé(e)s and their children	5	0	new+5

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Tap a visa type to see only that one.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
J1	173	36	+380.6%+137
B1/B2	155	122	+27.0%+33
A2	95	49	+93.9%+46
C1/D	60	24	+150.0%+36
C3	41	25	+64.0%+16
P1	24	5	+380.0%+19
O1	21	19	+10.5%+2
E2	20	3	+566.7%+17
L1	16	20	-20.0%−4
F1	14	19	-26.3%−5
L2	14	15	-6.7%−1
H2A	13	6	+116.7%+7
H1B	10	15	-33.3%−5
O2	8	5	+60.0%+3
O3	5	13	-61.5%−8
I	5	4	+25.0%+1
K1	5	0	new+5
P3	5	0	new+5
E3D	4	6	-33.3%−2
H4	4	3	+33.3%+1
R1	4	3	+33.3%+1
G4	4	1	+300.0%+3
G2	3	1	+200.0%+2
A1	2	4	-50.0%−2
B1	2	2	+0.0%+0
E1	2	1	+100.0%+1
P4	1	3	-66.7%−2
J2	1	2	-50.0%−1
H2B	1	0	new+1
M1	0	3	-100.0%−3
TD	0	2	-100.0%−2

New Zealand: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20257,183
20261,123

Download CSV

Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	517	411	-20.5%
February	689	712	+3.3%
March	881	–	–
April	811	–	–
May	914	–	–
June	461	–	–
July	559	–	–
August	601	–	–
September	407	–	–
October	449	–	–
November	375	–	–
December	519	–	–

When is it busy? New Zealand

Busiest month: May (10.6% of a typical year). Quietest: September (6.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.2%

8.4%

10.0%

8.3%

10.6%

9.2%

9.1%

8.3%

6.5%

6.9%

7.3%

7.2%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 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: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

Download CSV

View as table

Year	Issuances
2017 partial	8,444
2018	10,295
2019	10,130
2020	3,660
2021	2,913
2022	7,802
2023	8,905
2024	8,504
2025	7,183
2026 partial	1,123

Compare months or years

Compare by

Quick pick

Month 1

Month 2 (optional)

Month 3 (optional)

Country

Visa category

Chart

New Zealand · All visa categories · One total per month

Dec 2025519
Jan 2026411
Feb 2026712

Dec 2025

51932% of selected

Jan 2026

41125% of selected

Feb 2026

71243% of selected

Download CSV

Jan 2026 is 108 (20.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 193 (37.2%) higher than Dec 2025.

View as table

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	519	411	712
Total	519	411	712

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Exchange visitors	174	38	+357.9%+136
Visitors	157	124	+26.6%+33
Temporary workers	152	119	+27.7%+33
Diplomats and international organizations	104	55	+89.1%+49
Transit and crew	101	49	+106.1%+52
Students	14	22	-36.4%−8
Other	5	4	+25.0%+1
Fiancé(e)s and their children	5	0	new+5

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Tap a visa type to see only that one.

Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
J1	173	36	+380.6%+137
B1/B2	155	122	+27.0%+33
A2	95	49	+93.9%+46
C1/D	60	24	+150.0%+36
C3	41	25	+64.0%+16
P1	24	5	+380.0%+19
O1	21	19	+10.5%+2
E2	20	3	+566.7%+17
L1	16	20	-20.0%−4
F1	14	19	-26.3%−5
L2	14	15	-6.7%−1
H2A	13	6	+116.7%+7
H1B	10	15	-33.3%−5
O2	8	5	+60.0%+3
O3	5	13	-61.5%−8
I	5	4	+25.0%+1
K1	5	0	new+5
P3	5	0	new+5
E3D	4	6	-33.3%−2
H4	4	3	+33.3%+1
R1	4	3	+33.3%+1
G4	4	1	+300.0%+3
G2	3	1	+200.0%+2
A1	2	4	-50.0%−2
B1	2	2	+0.0%+0
E1	2	1	+100.0%+1
P4	1	3	-66.7%−2
J2	1	2	-50.0%−1
H2B	1	0	new+1
M1	0	3	-100.0%−3
TD	0	2	-100.0%−2

New Zealand: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20257,183
20261,123

Download CSV

Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	517	411	-20.5%
February	689	712	+3.3%
March	881	–	–
April	811	–	–
May	914	–	–
June	461	–	–
July	559	–	–
August	601	–	–
September	407	–	–
October	449	–	–
November	375	–	–
December	519	–	–

When is it busy? New Zealand

Busiest month: May (10.6% of a typical year). Quietest: September (6.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.2%

8.4%

10.0%

8.3%

10.6%

9.2%

9.1%

8.3%

6.5%

6.9%

7.3%

7.2%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

New Zealand: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

Download CSV

View as table

Year	Issuances
2017 partial	8,444
2018	10,295
2019	10,130
2020	3,660
2021	2,913
2022	7,802
2023	8,905
2024	8,504
2025	7,183
2026 partial	1,123

New Zealand

Top 5 visa types

Compare months or years

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

New Zealand: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? New Zealand

New Zealand: all published months

New Zealand

Top 5 visa types

Compare months or years

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

New Zealand: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? New Zealand

New Zealand: all published months

Explore New Zealand by period

By month · latest 12 months