About British Consulate-General Shanghai


The British Centre, 17F Garden Square, 968 West Beijing Road
200041 Shanghai
China

Public access to embassies, high commissions and consulates is by appointment only
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To call us in an emergency or send us an online enquiry use our contact form: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/china/british-consulate-general-shanghai

Visiting the Consulate General

Public access to the Consulate-General continues to be by appointment only. Garden Square building management have restrictions on public access. Visitors must have an appointment and hold a Green Health Code (sui shen ma) and undergo a temperature check.

For the safety of visitors and staff further temperature checks will be conducted by Consulate-General security personnel and visitors must wear a facemask throughout their visit/appointment.

Disabled access

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and this Consulate-General are keen to ensure that their buildings and services are fully accessible to disabled members of the public. Wherever possible, we have made our buildings and services accessible.

Sometimes however, this is not possible due to security or other restrictions. In these situations we will endeavour to provide a service or access to a building in an alternative way to ensure equality of access for disabled people. To assist disabled visitors, we have set out below details of disabled access at this Consulate-General. We hope this information is helpful.

General physical access

If you foresee requiring any assistance, please contact us in advance of your visit so we can ensure that we are able to provide access for you.

  • entrances: disabled access exists to the Garden Square Building
  • steps and staircases are clear and unobstructed
  • toilets: a disabled toilet is located in the 16th floor of Garden Square
  • floor coverings: floor coverings are safe and even
  • doors: if necessary, the security guards can assist in opening doors
  • lighting: adequate throughout
  • emergency/evacuation: procedures are in place to assist disabled persons in the event of emergency/evacuation
  • phones: accessible to wheelchair users

British Consulate-General Shanghai: Public Holidays 2025

Date Public Holidays
Wednesday 1 January New Year’s Day
Tuesday 28 January Chinese New Year
Wednesday 29 January Chinese New Year
Thursday 30 January Chinese New Year
Friday 18 April Good Friday
Monday 21 April Easter Monday
Thursday 1 May Labour Day
Monday 5 May Early May bank holiday
Wednesday 1 October Golden Week
Thursday 2 October Golden Week
Friday 3 October Golden Week
Monday 6 October Mid-Autumn Festival
Thursday 25 December Christmas Day
Friday 26 December Boxing Day