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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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O3 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
5

That is 8 fewer than in January 2026 (13) — ▼ -61.5%.

O3 visas made up 0.7% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 3.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-61.5% vs January 2026 (13)▲+66.7% vs February 2025 (3)

All published months together: 439

New Zealand · O3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202548
  • 202618
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January213▲ +550.0%
February35▲ +66.7%
March6––
April2––
May1––
June8––
July4––
August6––
September4––
October0––
November8––
December4––

When is it busy? New Zealand · O3

Busiest month: December (16.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (1.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

15.1%
4.4%
12.2%
1.7%
5.4%
7.9%
8.7%
9.6%
8.8%
2.3%
7.4%
16.5%
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 · O3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05101520Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '177
Apr '173
May '174
Jun '174
Jul '172
Aug '174
Sep '176
Oct '170
Nov '172
Dec '171
Jan '184
Feb '186
Mar '183
Apr '18
0
May '183
Jun '187
Jul '188
Aug '189
Sep '185
Oct '182
Nov '185
Dec '1812
Jan '195
Feb '190
Mar '199
Apr '191
May '193
Jun '194
Jul '194
Aug '195
Sep '191
Oct '190
Nov '192
Dec '1914
Jan '2010
Feb '201
Mar '203
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '202
Sep '205
Oct '200
Nov '202
Dec '201
Jan '2110
Feb '210
Mar '2114
Apr '211
May '211
Jun '210
Jul '216
Aug '213
Sep '212
Oct '210
Nov '210
Dec '211
Jan '228
Feb '224
Mar '226
Apr '224
May '222
Jun '221
Jul '225
Aug '229
Sep '2216
Oct '226
Nov '223
Dec '2219
Jan '2310
Feb '230
Mar '230
Apr '230
May '233
Jun '236
Jul '236
Aug '231
Sep '232
Oct '230
Nov '236
Dec '2310
Jan '240
Feb '244
Mar '242
Apr '240
May '247
Jun '245
Jul '242
Aug '244
Sep '241
Oct '243
Nov '242
Dec '249
Jan '252
Feb '253
Mar '256
Apr '252
May '251
Jun '258
Jul '254
Aug '256
Sep '254
Oct '250
Nov '258
Dec '254
Jan '2613
Feb '265

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Total visas issued
61
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · O3
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New Zealand · Visa class O3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20254
  • Jan 202613
  • Feb 20265
Dec 2025
418% of selected
Jan 2026
1359% of selected
Feb 2026
523% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 9 (225.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (25.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 4135
Total4135