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Migrant arrivals by citizenship and visa type: NZ data and downloads

All migrant arrivals was 13,893 in Jul 2026, up 18.7% on a year earlier.

Updated

Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.

Migrant arrivals by citizenship and visa type
All migrant arrivalsNZ citizens arrivingNon-NZ citizens arrivingNon-NZ citizens: work visaNon-NZ citizens: resident visaNon-NZ citizens: student visaNon-NZ citizens: visitor visaAustralian citizens (no visa needed)Non-NZ citizens: other visa
Migrant arrivals by citizenship and visa type. All migrant arrivals, Jan 2001 to Jul 2026, latest 13,893. NZ citizens arriving, Jan 2001 to Jul 2026, latest 1,648. Non-NZ citizens arriving, Jan 2001 to Jul 2026, latest 12,245. Non-NZ citizens: work visa, Jul 2003 to Jul 2026, latest 2,650. Non-NZ citizens: resident visa, Jul 2003 to Jul 2026, latest 1,377. Non-NZ citizens: student visa, Jul 2003 to Jul 2026, latest 5,380. Non-NZ citizens: visitor visa, Jul 2003 to Jul 2026, latest 2,391. Australian citizens (no visa needed), Jan 2001 to Jul 2026, latest 397. Non-NZ citizens: other visa, Jan 2001 to Jul 2026, latest 49.05,00010,00015,00020,00025,0002001200520092014201820222026
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PeriodAll migrant arrivals (number)NZ citizens arriving (number)Non-NZ citizens arriving (number)Non-NZ citizens: work visa (number)Non-NZ citizens: resident visa (number)Non-NZ citizens: student visa (number)Non-NZ citizens: visitor visa (number)Australian citizens (no visa needed) (number)Non-NZ citizens: other visa (number)
Jul 202613,8931,64812,2452,6501,3775,3802,39139749
Jun 202611,2311,7699,4622,9261,4082,5842,12136064
May 20269,0861,7077,3792,6011,2231,3381,74939276
Apr 20269,0821,7357,3472,1161,3131,8821,59138461
Mar 202611,0411,9759,0652,9561,4161,9822,148405158
Feb 202613,6102,12511,4852,7531,3055,0671,864361134
Jan 202612,6982,51410,1852,4721,6723,5371,88352497
Dec 202511,8473,7118,1362,3931,4551,3722,30454666
Nov 202510,2452,3967,8502,8861,4061,2001,877365116
Oct 202510,5842,4598,1253,0911,2161,5951,76937282
Sep 202511,1882,4118,7773,1051,5281,8421,86537859
Aug 20259,9292,1817,7482,4061,4501,5491,95929985
Jul 202511,7071,9779,7312,0261,1624,3831,82526866
Jun 202510,3201,7588,5622,2091,5162,5131,96228676
May 20258,7021,6467,0562,0771,4251,3411,91125152
Apr 20257,9151,5346,3811,6141,2211,5251,60835658
Mar 20259,6441,6927,9522,3331,4741,8461,90429798
Feb 202513,8822,02811,8542,7451,6475,1201,93633373
Jan 202511,5132,3539,1602,1871,5693,1011,681501121
Dec 202411,6953,5698,1262,2011,6371,6112,14546765
Full data: migration arrivals by visa
Jul 2026All migrant arrivals 13,893NZ citizens arriving 1,648Non-NZ citizens arriving 12,245Non-NZ citizens: work visa 2,650Non-NZ citizens: resident visa 1,377Non-NZ citizens: student visa 5,380Non-NZ citizens: visitor visa 2,391Australian citizens (no visa needed) 397Non-NZ citizens: other visa 49
Migrant arrivals by citizenship and visa type. All migrant arrivals: 13,893 in Jul 2026. NZ citizens arriving: 1,648 in Jul 2026. Non-NZ citizens arriving: 12,245 in Jul 2026. Non-NZ citizens: work visa: 2,650 in Jul 2026. Non-NZ citizens: resident visa: 1,377 in Jul 2026. Non-NZ citizens: student visa: 5,380 in Jul 2026. Non-NZ citizens: visitor visa: 2,391 in Jul 2026. Australian citizens (no visa needed): 397 in Jul 2026. Non-NZ citizens: other visa: 49 in Jul 2026.

Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.

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Migrant arrivals by citizenship and visa type: NZ data and downloads: definitions

Estimated long-term migrant arrivals each month, split into New Zealand citizens and non-NZ citizens, with non-NZ arrivals broken down by the visa they arrived on (work, resident, student, visitor, Australian citizens and other). Visa detail is available from 2003.

Migrant arrivals by citizenship and visa type: NZ data and downloads: comparison limits

These affect how the figures can be compared.

  • Visa is the visa held when arriving, not later changes (many people move from student or work visas to residence).
  • Visa type is not a measure of skill. Skilled Migrant Category and work-visa detail come from MBIE immigration data (manual download, to be added).
  • Only arrivals are broken down by visa; departures by citizenship are in the migration totals dataset once the history is backfilled.
  • Recent months are provisional and revised for up to 16 months; the 2020–2022 border closure shows as a sharp drop.

Migrant arrivals by citizenship and visa type: NZ data and downloads: data by period

The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.

PeriodAll migrant arrivalsNZ citizens arrivingNon-NZ citizens arrivingNon-NZ citizens: work visaNon-NZ citizens: resident visaNon-NZ citizens: student visa
Jul 202613,8931,64812,2452,6501,3775,380
Jun 202611,2311,7699,4622,9261,4082,584
May 20269,0861,7077,3792,6011,2231,338
Apr 20269,0821,7357,3472,1161,3131,882
Mar 202611,0411,9759,0652,9561,4161,982
Feb 202613,6102,12511,4852,7531,3055,067
Jan 202612,6982,51410,1852,4721,6723,537
Dec 202511,8473,7118,1362,3931,4551,372
Nov 202510,2452,3967,8502,8861,4061,200
Oct 202510,5842,4598,1253,0911,2161,595

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