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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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H2B visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
1

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (0).

H2B visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-75.0% vs February 2025 (4)

All published months together: 217

New Zealand · H2B: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202537
  • 20261
05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January10▼ -100.0%
February41▼ -75.0%
March1––
April0––
May1––
June0––
July0––
August0––
September5––
October20––
November3––
December2––

When is it busy? New Zealand · H2B

Busiest month: October (27.2% of a typical year). Quietest: August (0.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

7.1%
4.6%
7.7%
6.4%
1.7%
2.0%
3.0%
0.5%
16.4%
27.2%
14.4%
8.9%
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 · H2B: 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 '171
Apr '175
May '176
Jun '172
Jul '170
Aug '170
Sep '171
Oct '174
Nov '178
Dec '172
Jan '181
Feb '182
Mar '180
Apr '18
7
May '181
Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '180
Sep '182
Oct '185
Nov '187
Dec '180
Jan '191
Feb '190
Mar '195
Apr '190
May '190
Jun '191
Jul '190
Aug '190
Sep '194
Oct '198
Nov '195
Dec '192
Jan '201
Feb '201
Mar '202
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '203
Jan '213
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '211
Jul '212
Aug '210
Sep '212
Oct '212
Nov '212
Dec '210
Jan '221
Feb '220
Mar '222
Apr '222
May '220
Jun '220
Jul '221
Aug '221
Sep '223
Oct '2212
Nov '223
Dec '221
Jan '231
Feb '230
Mar '231
Apr '231
May '232
Jun '230
Jul '231
Aug '230
Sep '2310
Oct '234
Nov '238
Dec '231
Jan '240
Feb '241
Mar '240
Apr '243
May '240
Jun '241
Jul '240
Aug '240
Sep '248
Oct '249
Nov '241
Dec '242
Jan '251
Feb '254
Mar '251
Apr '250
May '251
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '255
Oct '2520
Nov '253
Dec '252
Jan '260
Feb '261

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Total visas issued
20
Latest 12 months · New Zealand · H2B · October
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New Zealand · Visa class H2B · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
267% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
133% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 2 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (50.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 201
Total201