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    New Zealand: U.S. visas issued by month

    In February 2026, the State Department issued 712 nonimmigrant visas and 12 immigrant visas to applicants from New Zealand, according to its monthly issuance reports. In February 2025, the figures were 689 and 11. That was the 67th most nonimmigrant visas and the 61st most immigrant visas of the 189 nationalities listed here.

    Sources: U.S. Department of State: Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances and U.S. Department of State: Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from New Zealand

    712 in February 2026, 3% more than February 2025 (689). 7,100 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from New Zealand each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.05001k1.5k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 2026712
    Jan 2026411
    Dec 2025519
    Nov 2025375
    Oct 2025449
    Sep 2025407
    Aug 2025601
    Jul 2025559
    Jun 2025461
    May 2025914
    Apr 2025811
    Mar 2025881
    Feb 2025689
    Jan 2025517
    Dec 2024534
    Nov 2024507
    Oct 2024637
    Sep 2024496
    Aug 2024720
    Jul 2024761
    Jun 2024737
    May 2024921
    Apr 20241,027
    Mar 2024871
    Feb 2024764
    Jan 2024529
    Dec 2023574
    Nov 2023672
    Oct 2023647
    Sep 2023585
    Aug 2023640
    Jul 2023579
    Jun 2023911
    May 20231,168
    Apr 2023758
    Mar 20231,035
    Feb 2023587
    Jan 2023749
    Dec 2022770
    Nov 2022786
    Oct 2022658
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    J1Exchange visitor1732121,676
    B1/B2Business and tourism visitor1551641,554
    A29561745
    F1Academic student144584
    C1/DTransit and crew member6041526
    C34122255
    L1Intracompany transferee1621222
    O1Person of extraordinary ability2121203
    E2Treaty investor2016145
    L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child1413142
    P1249133
    H1BSpecialty occupation worker1016133
    O282196
    I5367
    E3D4462
    O35361
    H2ATemporary agricultural worker131760
    B1Business visitor2260
    H4H worker's spouse or child4850
    A12035
    R1Religious worker4634
    G44233
    H2BTemporary non-agricultural worker1433
    K1Fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen5532
    M1Vocational student0629
    G23324
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child1023
    E1Treaty trader2218
    F2Academic student's spouse or child0014
    G10014
    P35010
    TD006
    P4105
    C1Transit005
    H3005
    A3002
    R2032
    B2Tourist001
    DCrew member001

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from New Zealand

    12 in February 2026, 9% more than February 2025 (11). 190 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from New Zealand each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.0102030402023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 202612
    Jan 202616
    Dec 202519
    Nov 202516
    Oct 202521
    Sep 202519
    Aug 202511
    Jul 202524
    Jun 202515
    May 202513
    Apr 202517
    Mar 20257
    Feb 202511
    Jan 202532
    Dec 202420
    Nov 202413
    Oct 202425
    Sep 202412
    Aug 202415
    Jul 202420
    Jun 202423
    May 202424
    Apr 202419
    Mar 202414
    Feb 202419
    Jan 202419
    Dec 202315
    Nov 202313
    Oct 202318
    Sep 202320
    Aug 20233
    Jul 202317
    Jun 202316
    May 202314
    Apr 202317
    Mar 202323
    Feb 202320
    Jan 202321
    Dec 202217
    Nov 202216
    Oct 202214
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen4451
    DVDiversity visa0348
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years0223
    E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional4218
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen109
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen007
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen007
    E1Employment-based, priority worker106
    E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability004
    F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen004
    I5004
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen004
    F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident202
    EWEmployment-based, other worker002
    SQ3001

    Related data for New Zealand

    • Visitor visa refusal rate (a separate State Department table, published for each fiscal year).
    • Visas issued at U.S. posts in New Zealand, to applicants of any nationality: Auckland

    Worldwide issuances and every nationality →

    How to read these counts

    Each figure is the number of visas the State Department reported issuing in one month. It is not an approval rate. The files do not say how many people applied, were refused or are still waiting.

    Nonimmigrant visas are counted by the applicant's nationality. Immigrant visas are counted by foreign state of chargeability or place of birth, which can differ from nationality.

    The State Department revises monthly figures, and its annual Report of the Visa Office is the official count for a fiscal year. Where we add months together, the figure is labelled as a sum of monthly reports.

    Cite this data

    Visa Interviews Research. (2026). U.S. Visa Issuances by Nationality, Monthly (Version 2026-10-15-v1) [Data set]. VisaMind. https://www.visainterviews.com/datasets/us-visa-issuances-by-nationality

    Every month and visa class since October 2022 is in the downloads, including places too small for a page of their own.

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