New Zealand · O1

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

Extraordinary ability · For people with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics or film and television.

O1 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (19) — +10.5%.

O1 visas made up 2.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 4.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

+10.5% vs January 2026 (19)+0.0% vs February 2025 (21)

All published months together: 1,668

New Zealand · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	23	19	-17.4%
February	21	21	+0.0%
March	20	–	–
April	14	–	–
May	12	–	–
June	16	–	–
July	24	–	–
August	20	–	–
September	10	–	–
October	20	–	–
November	11	–	–
December	16	–	–

When is it busy? New Zealand · O1

Busiest month: January (13.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.0%

9.5%

9.3%

6.4%

6.6%

7.2%

6.8%

8.3%

7.2%

8.4%

6.8%

10.4%

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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 · O1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Apr '17	13
May '17	18
Jun '17	25
Jul '17	15
Aug '17	12
Sep '17	17
Oct '17	19
Nov '17	9
Dec '17	16
Jan '18	30
Feb '18	18
Mar '18	13
Apr '18	15
May '18

New Zealand · O1

New Zealand · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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