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Dame Barbara Woodward DCMG OBE
British Ambassador to China
British Embassy
Beijing
- English
- 中文
We maintain and develop relations between the UK and China. The British Embassy in Beijing provides 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 in China and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +86 (0) 10 8529 6600. If you’re 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’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.
If you are due to travel in the next 24 hours, contact us as soon as possible.
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 we are 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 if you:
- are over 16 years old and
- are a British citizen and
- have previously owned a British passport
Contact us to apply for an emergency travel document if you are:
- over 16 years old but have not owned a British passport before or
- not a British citizen or
- applying for a child under 16 years old
Once you have contacted us, you will be advised to make an appointment.
Book an appointment for an emergency travel document in the British Embassy Beijing
Book an appointment for an emergency travel document in the British Consulate-General Chongqing
Book an appointment for an emergency travel document in the British Consulate-General Guangzhou
Book an appointment for an emergency travel document in the British Consulate-General Shanghai
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:
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
Telephone (Consular assistance for British nationals) +86 (0) 10 8529 6600
Fax (General) +86 (0) 10 5192 4239
Fax (Trade & Investment) +86 (0) 10 5192 4218
Fax (Consular) +86 (0) 10 8529 6081
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
Fax: +86 (0) 10 8529 6081
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
Fax (General) +86 (0) 20 8331 2799
Fax: (Trade & Investment ) +86 (0) 20 8333 6485
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
Fax +86 (0) 20 8331 2799
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
Fax (General) +86 (0) 23 6369 1525
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
Fax +86 (0) 23 6369 1525
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
Fax (General) +86 (0) 21 6279 7651
Fax (Trade & Investment ) +86 (0) 21 6279 7388
Fax (Consular) +86 (0) 21 3279 2009
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
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
Fax (General) +86 (0) 27 8270 3699
Opening hours (local time):
Monday to Friday: 9am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 5pm
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