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New Zealand → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
New Zealand
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
890
Change since 2018
-2.9%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.08%
Inflow 2023890OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from New Zealand to the United States

Inflows of nationals of New Zealand recorded by the United States; stock of nationals of New Zealand living there; and acquisitions of the United States' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

6471,293200020032006200920122015201820212023
6471,2932000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000964
20011,205
20021,117
2003877
20041,131
20051,293
20061,100
20071,047
20081,131
20091,229
20101,100
20111,074
20121,003
20131,114
20141,009
20151,055
20161,058
2017975
2018917
20191,037
2020754
2021880
2022796
2023890
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—14,626—
202389016,335800
202279610,3381,055
202188011,009884
202075412,393744
20191,03712,718868
201891713,743760
201797528,128630
20161,05821,952732
20151,0557,252674
20141,00912,164645
20131,11419,307708
20121,00319,039718
20111,07420,385607
20101,10018,491670
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

Visas issued to citizens of New Zealand (fiscal years) and certified PERM labor certifications.

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. J11,789
  2. B1/B21,710
  3. A2681
  4. F1598
  5. C1/D567
  6. L1245
  7. C3225
  8. O1223
  9. H1B169
  10. P1150
  11. E2148
  12. L2120

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

5,09410k201720182019202020212022202320242025
5,09410k20172019202120232025
Data table
20176,538
20189,889
201910,188
20205,328
20212,847
20226,240
20239,226
20248,719
20257,518
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. DV63
  2. IR149
  3. CR127
  4. F315
  5. E314
  6. IR213
  7. F410
  8. IR54

Certified PERM cases by fiscal year (citizenship published to FY2024)

6813620082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
681362008201120142017202020232024
Data table
200866
200954
201093
201163
201259
201334
201464
201575
2016136
201787
201895
201979
202069
202187
202254
202364
202442
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, monthly visa issuances (public domain); U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data (public domain)Data as at FY2025

Green cards, citizenship and admissions

Green cards and naturalizations of people born in New Zealand, and I-94 admissions of citizens of New Zealand, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
2024670670314,970
2023720660310,700
2022650790117,790
202167069012,990
2020610580137,100
2019840670371,060
2018720580376,670
2017800470371,170
2016850570353,620
2015860510336,650
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. WT520,750
  2. WB35,690
  3. B27,600
  4. F6,210
  5. J4,120
  6. A3,850
  7. O3,350
  8. L2,660
  9. C1,850
  10. H1B1,430
  11. E1,320
  12. P1,030
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens420
  2. Employment-based preferences190
  3. Diversity visa lottery40
  4. Family-sponsored preferences20
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)1,770
  2. Intracompany transferees (L-1)1,590
  3. Spouses and children1,390
  4. Specialty occupations (H-1B)830
  5. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)540
  6. Other temporary workers300
  7. Seasonal agricultural workers (H-2A)90
  8. Seasonal non-agricultural workers (H-2B)30
Green cards, FY2024 (born in New Zealand)
670
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in New Zealand)
670
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
314,970
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at FY2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of the United States in New Zealand, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
Consulate-general——
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the United States, 2023; New Zealand ranks 99.

Inflows to the United States, 2023
  1. Mexico190,560
  2. Cuba88,480
  3. India68,420
  4. Dominican Republic67,700
  5. China57,240
  6. Philippines48,690
  7. Vietnam37,040
  8. Afghanistan35,630
  9. Brazil27,440
  10. El Salvador27,280
  11. Colombia26,150
  12. Jamaica22,120
Other destinations for people from New Zealand, 2023
  1. Japan937
  2. South Korea658
  3. Australia575
  4. Germany464
  5. Netherlands432
  6. Canada405
  7. France168
  8. Denmark131
  9. Switzerland93
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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