New Zealand · C1/D

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

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Transit and crew member · For people passing through the U.S. on the way to another country (C-1) and for airline and ship crew members (D).

C1/D visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026

That is 36 more than in January 2026 (24) — +150.0%.

C1/D visas made up 8.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 5.8% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+150.0% vs January 2026 (24)+46.3% vs February 2025 (41)

All published months together: 7,031

New Zealand · C1/D: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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Month	2025	2026	Change
January	43	24	-44.2%
February	41	60	+46.3%
March	45	–	–
April	44	–	–
May	61	–	–
June	43	–	–
July	30	–	–
August	47	–	–
September	37	–	–
October	39	–	–
November	50	–	–
December	46	–	–

When is it busy? New Zealand · C1/D

Busiest month: May (10.1% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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9.3%

6.7%

10.1%

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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 · C1/D: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	48
Apr '17	43
May '17	71
Jun '17	69
Jul '17	58
Aug '17	64
Sep '17	55
Oct '17	63
Nov '17	69
Dec '17	61
Jan '18	66
Feb '18	46
Mar '18	83

New Zealand · C1/D

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