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New Zealand · K1
Fiancé or fiancée of a U.S. citizen · For the fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen, who must marry within 90 days of arriving.
K1 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
5
That is 5 more than in January 2026 (0).
K1 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).
Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data+0.0% vs February 2025 (5)
All published months together: 399
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New Zealand · Visa class K1 · One total per month
- Dec 20251
- Jan 20260
- Feb 20265
Dec 2025
117% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
583% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 1 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 4 (400.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Total visas issued
32
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · K1
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New Zealand · K1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 202533
- 20265
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 0 | -100.0% |
| February | 5 | 5 | +0.0% |
| March | 2 | – | – |
| April | 3 | – | – |
| May | 7 | – | – |
| June | 1 | – | – |
| July | 2 | – | – |
| August | 1 | – | – |
| September | 3 | – | – |
| October | 3 | – | – |
| November | 4 | – | – |
| December | 1 | – | – |
When is it busy? New Zealand · K1
Busiest month: October (10.5% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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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 · K1: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 6 |
| Nov '18 | 5 |
| Dec '18 | 10 |
| Jan '19 | 2 |
| Feb '19 | 6 |
| Mar '19 | 8 |
| Apr '19 | 8 |
| May '19 | 11 |
| Jun '19 | 14 |
| Jul '19 | 3 |
| Aug '19 | 7 |
| Sep '19 | 19 |
| Oct '19 | 11 |
| Nov '19 | 9 |
| Dec '19 | 5 |
| Jan '20 | 9 |
| Feb '20 | 8 |
| Mar '20 | 11 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 6 |
| Aug '20 | 3 |
| Sep '20 | 6 |
| Oct '20 | 8 |
| Nov '20 | 1 |
| Dec '20 | 4 |
| Jan '21 | 3 |
| Feb '21 | 5 |
| Mar '21 | 5 |
| Apr '21 | 2 |
| May '21 | 5 |
| Jun '21 | 4 |
| Jul '21 | 3 |
| Aug '21 | 5 |
| Sep '21 | 1 |
| Oct '21 | 1 |
| Nov '21 | 0 |
| Dec '21 | 3 |
| Jan '22 | 10 |
| Feb '22 | 1 |
| Mar '22 | 1 |
| Apr '22 | 2 |
| May '22 | 1 |
| Jun '22 | 1 |
| Jul '22 | 1 |
| Aug '22 | 7 |
| Sep '22 | 5 |
| Oct '22 | 4 |
| Nov '22 | 0 |
| Dec '22 | 6 |
| Jan '23 | 0 |
| Feb '23 | 5 |
| Mar '23 | 5 |
| Apr '23 | 1 |
| May '23 | 5 |
| Jun '23 | 4 |
| Jul '23 | 4 |
| Aug '23 | 3 |
| Sep '23 | 2 |
| Oct '23 | 8 |
| Nov '23 | 2 |
| Dec '23 | 4 |
| Jan '24 | 7 |
| Feb '24 | 4 |
| Mar '24 | 6 |
| Apr '24 | 4 |
| May '24 | 5 |
| Jun '24 | 6 |
| Jul '24 | 5 |
| Aug '24 | 7 |
| Sep '24 | 6 |
| Oct '24 | 5 |
| Nov '24 | 3 |
| Dec '24 | 4 |
| Jan '25 | 1 |
| Feb '25 | 5 |
| Mar '25 | 2 |
| Apr '25 | 3 |
| May '25 | 7 |
| Jun '25 | 1 |
| Jul '25 | 2 |
| Aug '25 | 1 |
| Sep '25 | 3 |
| Oct '25 | 3 |
| Nov '25 | 4 |
| Dec '25 | 1 |
| Jan '26 | 0 |
| Feb '26 | 5 |