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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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P1 visas issued to people from New Zealand · February 2026
24

That is 19 more than in January 2026 (5) — ▲ +380.0%.

P1 visas made up 3.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+380.0% vs January 2026 (5)▲+166.7% vs February 2025 (9)

All published months together: 1,178

New Zealand · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025127
  • 202629
010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January145▼ -64.3%
February924▲ +166.7%
March8––
April4––
May21––
June9––
July21––
August6––
September14––
October10––
November6––
December5––

When is it busy? New Zealand · P1

Busiest month: January (17.0% of a typical year). Quietest: October (5.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

17.0%
12.6%
7.1%
6.1%
6.3%
6.3%
6.5%
8.3%
7.5%
5.6%
7.3%
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 · P1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1718
Apr '172
May '1713
Jun '179
Jul '177
Aug '176
Sep '178
Oct '172
Nov '179
Dec '179
Jan '1818
Feb '1818
Mar '183
Apr '18
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May '1814
Jun '1810
Jul '185
Aug '1819
Sep '188
Oct '188
Nov '1810
Dec '1812
Jan '1917
Feb '1915
Mar '1911
Apr '1928
May '1917
Jun '197
Jul '197
Aug '1922
Sep '1919
Oct '1910
Nov '1911
Dec '1911
Jan '2020
Feb '2018
Mar '205
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '202
Jul '200
Aug '203
Sep '204
Oct '202
Nov '201
Dec '204
Jan '219
Feb '217
Mar '213
Apr '216
May '211
Jun '210
Jul '211
Aug '216
Sep '215
Oct '211
Nov '217
Dec '213
Jan '2228
Feb '2210
Mar '2210
Apr '226
May '225
Jun '225
Jul '2223
Aug '224
Sep '227
Oct '227
Nov '2211
Dec '2234
Jan '2331
Feb '2323
Mar '2329
Apr '235
May '233
Jun '2322
Jul '2315
Aug '239
Sep '2311
Oct '2325
Nov '2314
Dec '2313
Jan '2427
Feb '2415
Mar '2411
Apr '249
May '2412
Jun '2424
Jul '245
Aug '2418
Sep '248
Oct '245
Nov '2417
Dec '2422
Jan '2514
Feb '259
Mar '258
Apr '254
May '2521
Jun '259
Jul '2521
Aug '256
Sep '2514
Oct '2510
Nov '256
Dec '255
Jan '265
Feb '2624

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New Zealand · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20255
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 202624
Dec 2025
515% of selected
Jan 2026
515% of selected
Feb 2026
2471% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 19 (380.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 5524
Total5524