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Embassies & Consulates

Travelers from most countries who are going to Tibetan areas in China will need to acquire a Chinese visa prior to entering the country. Most Chinese embassies issue a visa within a few days of submitting an application, or else can issue a visa within one day for a higher processing fee. In the USA, tourist visas are typically granted for 30 days duration of stay and are valid for six months, though sometimes visas with a duration of stay of 90 days will be issued upon request (depending on the consulate or agency you contact). Addresses and contact information for Chinese embassies and consulates can be found below:

• Chinese Embassies in the world

When in China, it is a good idea to register with the consulate of your country if possible in the case of an emergency. Information on foreign embassies and consulates in major Chinese cities can be found here:

• Diplomatic Missions in China

Chinese Embassies and Consulates throughout the world

For countries not listed here, visit the website for the Chinese Ministry for Foreign Affairs. (In particular, see the sections on embassies and consulates). Note that most embassies have a Consular Office that issues visas and handles visa inquiries.

Argentina | Australia | Austria | Brazil | Cambodia | Canada | Denmark | France | Finland | Germany | Hong Kong | India | Indonesia | Israel | Italy | Japan | Malaysia | Mexico | Mongolia | Nepal | New Zealand | Poland | Portugal | Russia | Singapore | Spain | South Africa | Sweden | Switzerland | Thailand | United Kingdom | United States | Vietnam

Argentina

• Website: http://ar.chineseembassy.org/esp/
• Email: chinaemb_ar@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 45478100, 45478199, 45478128 (consular office)
• Fax: 4545-1141
• Address: Av. Crisologo Larralde 5349, (1431) Buenos Aires
• Operating hours: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, Monday-Friday

Australia:

• Website: http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/
• Email: chinaemb_au@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 0061-2-62734780
• Address: 15 Coronation Drive, Yarralumla, ACT 2600

Austria

• Website: http://www.chinaembassy.at/det/
• Email: chinaemb_at@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 43-1-7143149
• Fax: 43-1-7136816
• Address: Metternichgasse 4, A-1030 Vienna (Wien), Austria
• Operating hours: 8:30-11:30, 14:00-16:00, Monday-Friday

Brazil

• Website: http://www.embchina.org.br/por/
• Email: chinaemb_br@mfa.gov.cn
• Address: Q813, Lote51, Avenue of Nations, Brasilia-DF 70443-900, Brazil
• Phone: 55-61-21958200
• Fax: 55-61-33463299
• Operating hours: 9:00-12:30, 15:00-17:30, Monday-Friday

Cambodia

• Email: chinaemb_kh@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 855-12810928
• Fax: 855-23-364738
• Address: No.156, Blvd Mao Tsetung, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (P. O. Box 26)

Canada

• Website: http://www.chinaembassycanada.org/
• Email: chinaemb_ca@mfa.gov.cn
• Address: 515 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 5H3
• Phone: 613-7893434
• Fax: 613-7891911
• Operating hours: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Monday-Friday (visa office).

Denmark

• Website: http://dk.china-embassy.org/eng/
• Email: chinaemb_dk@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 3946 0889
• Fax: 3962 5484
• Address: Oeregaards Alle 25, 2900 Hellerup, Copenhagen
• Hours: 9:00-12:00, Monday-Friday

Finland

• Website: http://www.chinaembassy-fi.org/eng/
• Email: chinaemb_fi@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 09 2289 0129 (visa office)
• Fax: 09 2289 0155 (visa office)
• Address: Vanha kelkkamäki 11, Kulosaari, 00570, Helsinki, Finland
• Operating hours: 9:00 am to 11:30 am, Monday-Friday

France (Paris)

• Website: http://www.amb-chine.fr/fra/
• Email: chinaemb_fr@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 01 5375 8831 (reception), 01 5375 8925 (visas)
• Address: 20, rue Washington, 75008 Paris

Germany (Berlin)

• Website: http://de.chineseembassy.org
• Phone: 49-30-27588-0
• Address: MARKISCHES UFER 54,10179 BERLIN Germany

Hong Kong (PRC Visa Office)

• Phone: 3413-2424
• Address: 7/F, Lower Block, China Resources Bldg., 26 Harbor Rd., Wanchai

India

• Website: http://www.chinaembassy.org.in/
• Email: chinaemb_in@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: +91-11-26112345, 26871585, 91-11-26116682 (visa services)
• Address: 50-D, SHANTIPATH, CHANAKYAPURI, NEW DELHI-110021

Indonesia

• Website: http://id.china-embassy.org/eng/
• Email: chinaemb_id@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 62 21-5761025, 5761026 (consular office)
• Fax: 62 21-5761024
• Address: JL. MEGA KUNINGAN NO.2 JAKARTA SELATAN 12950 INDONESIA
• Hours: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday

Israel

• Website: http://www.chinaembassy.org.il/eng/
• Email: chinaemb_il@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: +972-3-6023214or +972-3-5467242
• Address: 219 Ben Yehuda Street, Tel Aviv, 61060 Israel
• Operating hours: 9:00 to 12:30 from Sunday to Thursday; 10:30 to 12:30 for visa pick-up.

Italy

• Website: http://it.chineseembassy.org/ita/
• Email: chinaemb_it@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 39-06-8419942 (consular office)
• Fax: 39-06-8413467
• Address: No.56, Via Bruxelles, 00198 Rome, Italy
• Office hours: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, Monday-Friday

Japan

• Website: http://www.china-embassy.or.jp/jpn/
• Email: info@china-embassy.or.jp
• Phone: 81-03-34033388, 34033380
• Fax: 81-03-34033345
• Address: 3-4-33 Moto-Azabu, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 1060046, Japan

Malaysia

• Website: http://my.chineseembassy.org/eng/
• Email:
• Phone: (006)03-21636815
• Fax: (006)03-21636809
• Address: 1st Floor, Plaza OSK, 25 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Hours: 9:00 am to 11:45 am, Monday-Friday

Mexico

• Website: http://www.embajadachina.org.mx/
• Email: embchina@adetel.net.mx
• Address: AV.RIO MAGDALENA 172, COL.TIZAPAN SAN ANGEL, MEXICO, D.F. C.P.01090
• Phone: 0052-55-56160609
• Fax: 0052-55-56160460

Mongolia

• Website: http://mn.china-embassy.org/eng/
• Email: chinaemb_mn@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 976-11-320955, 323940 (consular office)
• Fax: 976-11-311943
• Address: P.O. Box 672 Zaluuchuudyn Urgun Chuluu 5, Ulan Bator, Mongolia

Nepal

• Website: http://www.chinaembassy.org.np/
• Email: chinaemb_np@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 977-1-4419389
• Fax: 977-1-4414045
• Address: Baluwatar, Katmandu, the Kingdom of Nepal
• Operating hours: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-17:00, Monday-Friday

Netherlands

• Website: http://www.chinaembassy.nl/eng/
• Email: chinaemb_nl@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 31-70-3065090 (consular office)
• Fax: 31-70-3065085 (consular office)
• Address: Willem Lodewijklaan 10 2517 JT, The Hague
• Hours: 9:00-12:00, Monday-Friday

New Zealand

• Website: http://www.chinaembassy.org.nz/
• Email: info@chinaembassy.org.nz, visa@chinaembassy.org.nz
• Phone: 64-4 472 1382
• Address: 2-6 Glenmore Street, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand
• Postal Address: PO Box 17257, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Poland

• Website: http://www.chinaembassy.org.pl/pol/
• Email: mailbox@chinaembassy.org.pl
• Phone: 48-22-8313836
• Fax: 48-22-6354211
• Address: Bonifraterska Street, 100-203 Warsaw, Poland
• Operating hours: 8:30-12:00, 13:30-17:00, Monday-Friday

Portugal

• Website: http://pt.china-embassy.org/pot/
• Email: chinaemb_pt@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 35-21-3928436
• Fax: 351-21-3928431
• Address: Rue Do Pau De Bandeira, 11-13 (A Lapa), 1200-756, Lisboa, Portugal

Russia

• Website: http://ru.china-embassy.org/
• Email: CHIEMB@MICRODIN.RU
• Phone: 007095-9561168, 1478187
• Fax: 007095-9561169
• Address: NO.6, UL. DRUZHBY, MOSCOW, RUSSIA,117330

Singapore

• Website: http://www.chinaembassy.org.sg/eng/
• Email: chinaemb_sg@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 65-64712117 (consular office)
• Fax: 65-64795345 (consular office)
• Address: 150 Tanglin Road, Singapore 247969
• Hours: 9:00 am to 11:30 am (for application); 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm (for pick up), Monday-Friday

South Africa

• Website: http://www.chinese-embassy.org.za/eng/
• Email: reception@chinese-embassy.org.za
• Phone: 27-12-3424194
• Fax: 27-12-3424154
• Address: 965 Church Street, Arcadia 0083, Pretoria, South Africa

Spain

• Website: http://www.embajadachina.es/esp/
• Email: chinaemb_es@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 917414728
• Fax: 917414793
• Address: C/Josefa Valcarcel, 40,1ª planta, 28027 Madrid (consular office)

Sweden

• Website: http://www.chinaembassy.se/eng/
• Email: consular@chinaembassy.se
• Phone: 08-579 364 42, 08-579 364 48
• Fax: 08-579 364 52
• Address: Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen 40, 115 27 Stockholm
• Hours: 9:00-11:30, Monday-Friday

Switzerland

• Website: http://www.china-embassy.ch/ger/
• Email: chinaemb_ch@mfa.gov.cn, visasection@bluewin.ch (for visa service)
• Phone: 41-31-3514593 (consular office)
• Fax: 41-31-3518256 (consular office)
• Address: Kalcheggweg 10, 3006 Bern
• Hours: 9:00-12:00, Monday-Friday

Thailand

• Website: http://www.chinaembassy.or.th/eng/
• Email: chinaemb_th@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 2457033, 2457036 (for visa and passport)
• Fax: 66-2-2472214
• Address: 57, Ratchadapisake Road, Bangkok, 10310, Thailand
• Hours: 9:00 am to 11:30 am, Monday-Friday

UK (London):

• Website: http://www.chinese-embassy.org.uk/eng/
• Email: visa@chinese-embassy.org.uk
• Phone: 020-72994049 (general), 020-76311430 (visa inquiries - from 2 to 4 p.m.)
• Address: 31 Portland Place London W1B 1QD
• Operating hours: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, Monday-Friday

United States

Washington D.C. embassy

• Website: http://www.china-embassy.org
• Email: chinaembassy_us@fmprc.gov.cn
• Phone: (202) 328-2500
• Address: Room 110, 2201 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington DC 20007.

New York City (consulate)

• Website: http://www.nyconsulate.prchina.org/eng/
• Email: cnnyconsulate@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: (212) 244 9456
• Address: 520 12th Ave., New York,NY 10036
• Operating hours: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, Monday-Friday

San Francisco (consulate)

• Website: http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/
• Phone: (415) 674-2900 (recording), (415) 674-2940 (service staff 1:00-3:00 pm)
• Address: 1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
• Operating hours: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 - 3:00 Monday-Friday

Vietnam

• Website: http://vn.chineseembassy.org/vn/
• Email: chinaemb_vn@mfa.gov.cn
• Phone: 84-4-8453736, 903441338, 84-4-8235569 (consular office)
• Fax: 84-4-8232826, 84-4-7341181 (consular office)
• Address: 46 Hoang Dieu Road, Hanoi, Vietnam (P. O. Box 13)

Consulates and Embassies in China

Beijing

United Kingdom Embassy

• Website: http://www.uk.cn/bj/index.asp
• Phone: (+86) (0)10 5192 4000
• Fax: (+86) (0)10 6532 1937
• Address: 11 Guang Hua Lu Jian Guo Men Wai Beijing 100600

United States Embassy

• Website: http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/index.html
• Email: amcitbeijing@state.gov (American citizen services)
• Phone: (86-10) 6532-3831
• Fax:
• Address: Xiu Shui Bei Jie 3, 100600
• Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday

Chengdu

U.S. Consulate General Chengdu

• Website: http://chengdu.usconsulate.gov/
• Address: 4 Lingshiguan Lu, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041
• Phone: 028-8558 3992 x 6783
• Fax: 028-8551 8277
• Email: usiscd@mail.sc.cninfo.net, licx@state.gov

Lhasa

Royal Nepalese Consulate General in Lhasa (for visas to Nepal)

• Email: rncglx@public.is.x2.cn
• Phone: 86-891-6813965, 6822881, 6815744, 6830609
• Fax: 86-891-6836890
• Address: No.13 Norbulingka Lu, Lhasa 850000

Shanghai

United Kingdom Consulate

• Website: http://www.uk.cn/bj/index.asp
• Email: britishconsulate.shanghai@fco.gov.uk
• Phone: (+86) (0) 21 6279 7650
• Fax: (+86) (0) 21 6279 7651
• Address: Suite 301, Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu Shanghai 200040

United States Consulate

• Website: http://shanghai.usembassy-china.org.cn/
• Email: ShanghaiACS@state.gov (American citizen services)
• Phone: (86-21) 3217-4650 (American citizen services)
• Fax: (86-21) 6217-2071
• Address: 1469 Huai Hai Zhong Road, 200031 Shanghai
• Hours: 8:30 am-11:30 am and 1:30 pm-3:30 pm Monday to Friday

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