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

Find out more on our UK and China news page. We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting China. You can access UK government services while in China.

Our 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’re travelling in China, see our China travel advice.

If you’re in China and you need advice which is not covered in our travel advice, you can contact us online.

If you’re in China and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +86 (0) 10 5192 4000. If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in China, 020 7008 5000 (24/7, 365 days a year).

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document (ETD) if you’re 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.

Before you can 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.

Note that we cannot 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.

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

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

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

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen.

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document.

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

We 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 we provide.

Consular fees

We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in China.

We also provide services in:

Our people

British Ambassador to China
Caroline Wilson DCMG

Contact us


British Embassy Beijing

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

Telephone (General enquiries only)
+86 (0) 10 5192 4000 / +44 20 7008 5000

Fax (General)
+86 (0) 10 5192 4239

Fax (Trade & Investment)
+86 (0) 10 5192 4218

Telephone (consular assistance for British nationals)
+86 (0) 10 5192 4000

Fax (consular)
+86 (0) 10 5192 4441

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-beijing
Opening hours (local time):
Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 12pm, 1:30pm to 5pm

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The Consular Section of the British Embassy Beijing

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

Telephone
+86 (0) 10 5192 4000

Fax
+86 (0) 10 5192 4441

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-beijing

24/7 support is available by telephone for all routine enquiries and emergencies on +86 (0) 10 5192 4000.

Public access to the Embassy is by appointment only. Please visit gov.uk/world/china or call +86 (0) 10 5192 4000.

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British Consulate-General Guangzhou

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

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

Fax (General)
+86 (0) 20 8331 2799

Fax: (Trade & Investment )
+86 (0) 20 8333 6485

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-guangzhou
For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email: britishconsulate.guangzhou@fcdo.gov.uk.

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

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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

Telephone
+86 (0) 20 8314 3000

Fax
+86 (0) 20 8331 2799

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-guangzhou
24/7 support is available by telephone for all routine enquiries and emergencies.
Please call +86 (0) 20 8314 3000.

Public access to the Consulate-General is by appointment only. Please visit gov.uk/world/china or call +86 (0) 20 8314 3000.

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British Consulate-General Chongqing

Suite 2801, Metropolitan Oriental Plaza, 68 Zourong Road, Yu Zhong District,
400010 Chongqing
China

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

Fax (General)
+86 (0) 23 6369 1525

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-chongqing
For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email: britishconsulate.chongqing@fcdo.gov.uk

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

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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

Fax (General)
+86 (0) 21 6279 7651

Fax (Trade & Investment )
+86 (0) 21 6279 7388

Fax (Consular)
+86 (0) 21 3279 2009

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-shanghai

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

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The Consular Section of the British Consulate-General Shanghai

1702, British Centre, Garden Square, 968 West Beijing Road, Shanghai
200041
China

Telephone
+86 (0) 21 3279 2000

Fax
+86 (0) 21 3279 2009

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-shanghai

24/7 support is available by telephone for all routine enquiries and emergencies.
Please call +86 (0) 21 3279 2000.

Public access to the Consulate-General is by appointment only. Please visit gov.uk/world/china or call +86 (0) 21 3279 2000.

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British Consulate-General Wuhan

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

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

Fax (General)
+86 (0) 27 8270 3699

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-wuhan

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

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