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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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New Zealand · R1

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R1 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
4

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (3) — ▲ +33.3%.

R1 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+33.3% vs January 2026 (3)▼-33.3% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 280

New Zealand · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202542
  • 20267
02.557.510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January93▼ -66.7%
February64▼ -33.3%
March2––
April3––
May8––
June3––
July0––
August4––
September3––
October1––
November1––
December2––

When is it busy? New Zealand · R1

Busiest month: May (13.4% of a typical year). Quietest: June (5.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

11.0%
7.8%
8.5%
7.2%
13.4%
5.0%
6.8%
6.3%
7.1%
6.7%
10.9%
9.3%
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 · R1: 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 '172
Apr '172
May '171
Jun '171
Jul '170
Aug '173
Sep '171
Oct '175
Nov '174
Dec '172
Jan '185
Feb '181
Mar '183
Apr '18
3
May '187
Jun '183
Jul '183
Aug '183
Sep '184
Oct '183
Nov '185
Dec '181
Jan '1912
Feb '194
Mar '193
Apr '192
May '197
Jun '190
Jul '194
Aug '194
Sep '191
Oct '192
Nov '190
Dec '194
Jan '202
Feb '203
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '203
Oct '201
Nov '203
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '211
Apr '212
May '213
Jun '210
Jul '211
Aug '210
Sep '210
Oct '210
Nov '211
Dec '211
Jan '222
Feb '221
Mar '223
Apr '221
May '220
Jun '221
Jul '221
Aug '220
Sep '220
Oct '222
Nov '223
Dec '224
Jan '230
Feb '232
Mar '232
Apr '230
May '233
Jun '233
Jul '233
Aug '233
Sep '232
Oct '233
Nov '235
Dec '232
Jan '241
Feb '242
Mar '244
Apr '246
May '246
Jun '245
Jul '246
Aug '244
Sep '246
Oct '246
Nov '244
Dec '246
Jan '259
Feb '256
Mar '252
Apr '253
May '258
Jun '253
Jul '250
Aug '254
Sep '253
Oct '251
Nov '251
Dec '252
Jan '263
Feb '264

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Total visas issued
2
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · R1 · December
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New Zealand · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20264
Dec 2025
222% of selected
Jan 2026
333% of selected
Feb 2026
444% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (50.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2 (100.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 234
Total234