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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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New Zealand · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
155

That is 33 more than in January 2026 (122) — ▲ +27.0%.

B1/B2 visas made up 21.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 29.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+27.0% vs January 2026 (122)▼-5.5% vs February 2025 (164)

All published months together: 18,264

New Zealand · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,559
  • 2026277
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Month20252026Change
January118122▲ +3.4%
February164155▼ -5.5%
March182––
April116––
May184––
June93––
July96––
August106––
September103––
October147––
November120––
December130––

When is it busy? New Zealand · B1/B2

Busiest month: March (11.0% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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9.5%
11.0%
7.9%
9.0%
7.4%
7.3%
7.5%
7.3%
8.8%
8.9%
6.5%
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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 · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17273
Apr '17231
May '17285
Jun '17289
Jul '17255
Aug '17260
Sep '17162
Oct '17183
Nov '17206
Dec '17206
Jan '18172
Feb '18162
Mar '18251
Apr '18216
May '18262
Jun '18199
Jul '18241
Aug '18278
Sep '18240
Oct '18292
Nov '18335
Dec '18177
Jan '19214
Feb '19222
Mar '19297
Apr '19249
May '19321
Jun '19290
Jul '19184
Aug '19250
Sep '19280
Oct '19277
Nov '19257
Dec '19153
Jan '20232
Feb '20253
Mar '20173
Apr '208
May '2028
Jun '2063
Jul '2053
Aug '2050
Sep '2092
Oct '2054
Nov '2049
Dec '2039
Jan '2154
Feb '2152
Mar '2164
Apr '2184
May '2172
Jun '2155
Jul '2165
Aug '2128
Sep '2114
Oct '2135
Nov '2159
Dec '2142
Jan '2268
Feb '2263
Mar '22132
Apr '22125
May '22124
Jun '22208
Jul '22204
Aug '22198
Sep '22180
Oct '22234
Nov '22250
Dec '22207
Jan '23263
Feb '23160
Mar '23325
Apr '23214
May '23263
Jun '23139
Jul '2394
Aug '23144
Sep '23144
Oct '23163
Nov '23223
Dec '23138
Jan '24138
Feb '24241
Mar '24240
Apr '24232
May '24190
Jun '24125
Jul '24173
Aug '24212
Sep '24179
Oct '24275
Nov '24147
Dec '24126
Jan '25118
Feb '25164
Mar '25182
Apr '25116
May '25184
Jun '2593
Jul '2596
Aug '25106
Sep '25103
Oct '25147
Nov '25120
Dec '25130
Jan '26122
Feb '26155

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Total visas issued
155
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · B1/B2 · February
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New Zealand · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025130
  • Jan 2026122
  • Feb 2026155
Dec 2025
13032% of selected
Jan 2026
12230% of selected
Feb 2026
15538% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 8 (6.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 25 (19.2%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 130122155
Total130122155