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British Embassy Beijing
11 Guang Hua Lu, Jian Guo Men Wai
100600 Beijing
China

Telephone (General enquiries only):
+86 (0) 10 5192 4000

Telephone (Consular assistance for British nationals): +86 (0) 10 8529 6600

Opening hours (local time): 
Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 12pm, 1:30pm to 5pm

Counter services of the Consular Section (local time):
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am to 12pm
Wednesday: Closed

The Visa Section of the British Embassy Beijing
21st Floor North Tower, Kerry Centre, No.1 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
100020
China

Opening Hours (local time):
Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 12pm, 1:30pm to 4pm

The Consular Section of the British Embassy Beijing
21st Floor North Tower, Kerry Centre, No.1 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
100020
China

Email: consular.beijing@fco.gov.uk

Telephone: +86 (0) 10 8529 6600

Out of Hours: +86 (0) 10 5192 4000

Counter services (local time):
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am to 12pm
Wednesday: Closed

British Consulate-General Guangzhou
22/F Guangzhou International Finance Centre, 5 Zhujiang Road West, Zhujiang New Town
510623 Guangzhou
China

Email: britishconsulate.guangzhou@fco.gov.uk

Telephone (General Enquiries only):
 +86 (0) 20 8314 3000

Opening hours (local time): 
Monday to Friday: 9am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 5pm

Counter services of the Consular Section (local time):
Monday to Thursday: 9.30am to 12.30pm

The Consular Section of the British Consulate-General Guangzhou
22/F Guangzhou International Finance Centre, 5 Zhujiang Road West, Zhujiang New Town
510623 Guangzhou
China

Email: consular.guangzhou@fco.gov.uk

Telephone: +86 (0) 20 8314 3000

Out of Hours: +86 (0) 20 8314 3000

Counter services (local time):
Monday to Thursday: 9.30am to 12.30pm

British Consulate-General Chongqing
Suite 2801, Metropolitan Oriental Plaza, 68 Zourong Road, Yu Zhong District,
400010 Chongqing
China

Email: britishconsulate.chongqing@fco.gov.uk

Telephone (General enquiries only):
 +86 (0) 23 6369 1400/6369 1500

Opening hours (local time): 
Monday to Friday, 9am to 12pm, 1pm to 5pm

Counter services of the Consular Section (local time):
Monday: 9am to 12pm, 2pm to 4.30pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 9am to 12pm, 2pm to 4.30pm
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 9am to 12pm

The Consular Section of the British Consulate-General Chongqing
Suite 2801, Metropolitan Oriental Plaza, 68 Zourong Road, Yu Zhong District, Chongqing
400010
China

Email: consular.chongqing@fco.gov.uk

Telephone: +86 (0) 23 6369 1400/6369 1500

Counter services (local time): 
Monday: 9am to 12pm, 2pm to 4.30pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 9am to 12pm, 2pm to 4.30pm
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 9am to 12pm

British Consulate-General Shanghai
17F Garden Square, 968 West Beijing Road, Shanghai
1702, British Centre, Garden Square, 968 West Beijing Road, Shanghai (Consular)
200041 Shanghai
China

Telephone (General enquiries only):
+86 (0) 21 3279 2000

Opening hours (local time): 
Monday to Friday: 8.30am to 5.30pm

Counter services of the Consular Section (local time):
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9am to 12pm, 2pm to 4pm
Tuesday, Friday: 9am to 12pm

The Consular Section of the British Consulate-General Shanghai
1702, British Centre, Garden Square, 968 West Beijing Road, Shanghai
200041
China

Email: consular.shanghai@fco.gov.uk

Telephone: +86 (0) 21 3279 2000

Counter services (local time): 
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9am to 12pm, 2pm to 4pm
Tuesday, Friday: 9am to midday

British Consulate-General Wuhan
33/F, Ping An Finance Centre, Wuhan Tiandi, 1628, Zhongshan Avenue, Jiang'an District
430010 Wuhan
China

Email: britishconsulate.wuhan@fco.gov.uk

Telephone (General enquiries only):
+86 (0) 27 8270 3600

Opening hours (local time): 
Monday to Friday: 9am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 5pm

The British Embassy Beijing maintains and develops relations between the UK and China.

The British Embassy Beijing provides services to British nationals living in and visiting China. You can access UK Government services while in China.

Their work covers a range of issues including bolstering global security, increasing mutual economic prosperity, establishing stronger people-to-people ties and supporting British nationals in China.

 Urgent assistance

If you are in China and you need urgent help (for example, you have been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +86 (0) 10 8529 6600. If you are in the UK and worried about a British national in China, call 020 7008 1500.

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document if you are abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you cannot get a new or replacement passport in time to travel, here: https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document.

Before you are able to leave China with an ETD you will need to obtain an Exit Visa from your local Public Security Bureau’s (PSB) Entry and Exit Division. This may take up to 10 working days. Consular staff can direct you to the nearest PSB.

Please note that the British Embassy is unable to issue ETDs if requested for the following reasons:

  • you wish to renew your Chinese residence permit – ETDs are for travel purposes only

  • your normal passport is with the local PSB to renew your Chinese residence permit – the Chinese authorities will not permit you to hold more than one visa at the same time

Apply online for an emergency travel document here: https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are due to travel in the next 24 hours, contact the British Embassy as soon as possible.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport in time to travel, here: https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you are not sure, check if you are a British citizen, here: https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen.

If you are not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact the British Embassy to apply for an emergency travel document.

Once you have contacted the British Embassy, you will be advised to make an appointment.

Book an appointment for an emergency travel document in the British Embassy Beijing, here: https://www.consular-appointments.service.gov.uk/fco/#!/british-embassy-beijing/issuing-an-emergency-travel-document/slot_picker.

Book an appointment for an emergency travel document in the British Consulate-General Chongqing, here: https://www.consular-appointments.service.gov.uk/fco/#!/british-consulate-general-chongqing/issuing-an-emergency-travel-document/slot_picker.

Book an appointment for an emergency travel document in the British Consulate-General Guangzhou, here: https://www.consular-appointments.service.gov.uk/fco/#!/british-consulate-general-guangzhou/issuing-an-emergency-travel-document/slot_picker.

Book an appointment for an emergency travel document in the British Consulate-General Shanghai, here: https://www.consular-appointments.service.gov.uk/fco/#!/british-consulate-general-shanghai/issuing-an-emergency-travel-document/slot_picker.

 

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

They may be able to offer notarial services, including administering an oath, affirmation or statutory declaration, making a certified copy of a document, and preparing a document in English or Chinese. See the full list of notarial and documentary services they provide, here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notarial-and-documentary-services-guide-for-china.

Consular fees

They may charge fees for some of their services. See the full list of consular fees in China, here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/china-consular-fees.

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