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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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New Zealand · A1

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A1 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
2

That is 2 fewer than in January 2026 (4) — ▼ -50.0%.

A1 visas made up 0.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-50.0% vs January 2026 (4)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 353

New Zealand · A1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202531
  • 20266
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January24▲ +100.0%
February02–
March0––
April1––
May5––
June1––
July0––
August12––
September2––
October4––
November0––
December4––

When is it busy? New Zealand · A1

Busiest month: August (12.4% of a typical year). Quietest: February (3.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.0%
3.5%
9.4%
9.9%
8.5%
11.9%
9.1%
12.4%
5.2%
6.7%
7.6%
7.8%
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 · A1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1712
Apr '170
May '174
Jun '175
Jul '171
Aug '174
Sep '175
Oct '172
Nov '174
Dec '173
Jan '180
Feb '181
Mar '1813
Apr '18
4
May '182
Jun '180
Jul '186
Aug '186
Sep '182
Oct '182
Nov '186
Dec '182
Jan '190
Feb '191
Mar '194
Apr '1915
May '195
Jun '1911
Jul '194
Aug '195
Sep '191
Oct '198
Nov '192
Dec '197
Jan '205
Feb '200
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '201
Jun '204
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '201
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '202
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '214
Apr '216
May '213
Jun '214
Jul '212
Aug '2111
Sep '212
Oct '211
Nov '219
Dec '212
Jan '222
Feb '221
Mar '225
Apr '225
May '225
Jun '221
Jul '222
Aug '221
Sep '222
Oct '220
Nov '227
Dec '221
Jan '236
Feb '238
Mar '234
Apr '231
May '233
Jun '237
Jul '238
Aug '232
Sep '231
Oct '234
Nov '231
Dec '230
Jan '240
Feb '241
Mar '242
Apr '244
May '241
Jun '246
Jul '248
Aug '240
Sep '243
Oct '244
Nov '240
Dec '244
Jan '252
Feb '250
Mar '250
Apr '251
May '255
Jun '251
Jul '250
Aug '2512
Sep '252
Oct '254
Nov '250
Dec '254
Jan '264
Feb '262

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Total visas issued
35
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · A1
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–151–1224–442
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New Zealand · Visa class A1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20254
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20262
Dec 2025
440% of selected
Jan 2026
440% of selected
Feb 2026
220% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 442
Total442