New Zealand · L1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of New Zealand
Creator: Visa Status

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L1 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026

That is 4 fewer than in January 2026 (20) — -20.0%.

L1 visas made up 2.2% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 4.9% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-20.0% vs January 2026 (20)-23.8% vs February 2025 (21)

All published months together: 2,039

New Zealand · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025233
202636

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	26	20	-23.1%
February	21	16	-23.8%
March	25	–	–
April	16	–	–
May	26	–	–
June	11	–	–
July	23	–	–
August	34	–	–
September	10	–	–
October	16	–	–
November	14	–	–
December	11	–	–

When is it busy? New Zealand · L1

Busiest month: January (13.5% of a typical year). Quietest: April (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

13.5%

9.6%

10.5%

6.0%

8.1%

7.6%

8.4%

8.6%

6.8%

6.7%

7.3%

7.1%

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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 · L1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	30
Apr '17	26
May '17	34
Jun '17	29
Jul '17	39
Aug '17	36
Sep '17	19
Oct '17	13
Nov '17	14
Dec '17	30
Jan '18	30
Feb '18	23
Mar '18	22

New Zealand · L1

New Zealand · L1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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