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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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O2 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
8

That is 3 more than in January 2026 (5) — ▲ +60.0%.

O2 visas made up 1.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+60.0% vs January 2026 (5)▼-61.9% vs February 2025 (21)

All published months together: 569

New Zealand · O2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025111
  • 202613
010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January75▼ -28.6%
February218▼ -61.9%
March4––
April9––
May6––
June9––
July5––
August22––
September8––
October17––
November2––
December1––

When is it busy? New Zealand · O2

Busiest month: March (13.3% of a typical year). Quietest: July (4.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.3%
11.0%
13.3%
7.7%
8.3%
4.5%
4.2%
8.5%
7.6%
10.2%
8.5%
8.8%
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 · O2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '172
Apr '175
May '176
Jun '175
Jul '178
Aug '174
Sep '175
Oct '1710
Nov '174
Dec '170
Jan '183
Feb '1812
Mar '185
Apr '18
8
May '186
Jun '181
Jul '181
Aug '187
Sep '184
Oct '187
Nov '183
Dec '184
Jan '194
Feb '1913
Mar '194
Apr '199
May '194
Jun '192
Jul '192
Aug '194
Sep '194
Oct '197
Nov '193
Dec '193
Jan '203
Feb '202
Mar '204
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '203
Dec '201
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '211
Apr '210
May '213
Jun '211
Jul '210
Aug '211
Sep '210
Oct '213
Nov '212
Dec '214
Jan '224
Feb '225
Mar '225
Apr '2210
May '223
Jun '229
Jul '227
Aug '2213
Sep '2226
Oct '225
Nov '224
Dec '223
Jan '231
Feb '231
Mar '2321
Apr '237
May '236
Jun '232
Jul '239
Aug '236
Sep '237
Oct '2310
Nov '233
Dec '239
Jan '244
Feb '244
Mar '2414
Apr '244
May '2411
Jun '243
Jul '244
Aug '242
Sep '243
Oct '245
Nov '249
Dec '248
Jan '257
Feb '2521
Mar '254
Apr '259
May '256
Jun '259
Jul '255
Aug '2522
Sep '258
Oct '2517
Nov '252
Dec '251
Jan '265
Feb '268

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Total visas issued
17
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New Zealand · Visa class O2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20268
Dec 2025
17% of selected
Jan 2026
536% of selected
Feb 2026
857% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 4 (400.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7 (700.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 158
Total158