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Auckland · New Zealand · January 2025
Visas issued at Auckland in January 2025
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 352 | 50.8% | 314 | 478 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 106 | 15.3% | 80 | 87 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 32 | 4.6% | 45 | 57 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 29 | 4.2% | 12 | 41 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 25 | 3.6% | 45 | 24 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 20 | 2.9% | 26 | 15 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 18 | 2.6% | 37 | 18 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 17 | 2.5% | 14 | 15 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 14 | 2% | 3 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 13 | 1.9% | 17 | 20 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 12 | 1.7% | 17 | 21 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 6 | 0.9% | 1 | 8 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 9 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 7 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.6% | 9 | 4 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 2 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 2 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 3 | 0.4% | 8 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 3 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.3% | 7 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 6 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 21 | 46.7% | 0 | 2 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 5 | 11.1% | 4 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 8.9% | 7 | 1 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 6.7% | 4 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 3 | 6.7% | 0 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 3 | 6.7% | 6 | 2 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 4.4% | 11 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 4.4% | 1 | 1 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 2.2% | 1 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 2.2% | 10 | 10 |
Context
| January 2025 | Auckland | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 693 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | -1% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -17% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 45 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 38 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Auckland issue in January 2025?
693 nonimmigrant visas and 45 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 133th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Auckland?
December 2024: 699 nonimmigrant visas (-1% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 835 (-17%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 352 (50.8%), J1 106 (15.3%), A2 32 (4.6%), C1/D 29 (4.2%), F1 25 (3.6%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.