New Zealand · A2

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

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A2 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026

That is 46 more than in January 2026 (49) — +93.9%.

A2 visas made up 13.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 11.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+93.9% vs January 2026 (49)+55.7% vs February 2025 (61)

All published months together: 7,034

New Zealand · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025696
2026144

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	34	49	+44.1%
February	61	95	+55.7%
March	84	–	–
April	63	–	–
May	54	–	–
June	56	–	–
July	65	–	–
August	75	–	–
September	83	–	–
October	60	–	–
November	26	–	–
December	35	–	–

When is it busy? New Zealand · A2

Busiest month: May (10.7% of a typical year). Quietest: November (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.2%

10.0%

9.9%

7.5%

10.7%

9.1%

8.1%

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9.5%

8.6%

5.1%

6.3%

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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 · A2: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	111
Apr '17	92
May '17	97
Jun '17	75
Jul '17	97
Aug '17	122
Sep '17	49
Oct '17	92
Nov '17	46
Dec '17	51
Jan '18	31
Feb '18	71
Mar '18	92

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