British Consulate General in Shanghai

The British Consulate General in Shanghai offers a wide range of consular services, including the processing of visas and passports and document legalization. To apply for a new passport, renew your old passport, want to change the particulars on your current passport, or need to report about a lost or damaged passport, book an appointment with the high commission's passport service.

These consulate services are listed below:

• Process Passport Applications
• Marriage Registration Process
• Military Service Procedures
• Citizenship Procedures
• Birth Registration
• Civil Registration
• Death Registration
• Notary Procedures

Visa types granted by United Kingdom are;

• United Kingdom Work Visas
• United Kingdom Business Visas
• United Kingdom Study Visas
• United Kingdom Visitor Visas
• United Kingdom Family Visas
• United Kingdom Settlement Visas
• United Kingdom Transit eTA

Here are some eTA articles that might help you.

 

• UK eTA Application
• UK eTA Requirements
• UK eTA Fees
• UK eTA Validity
• Multiple Entries with UK eTA
• UK Launches Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) Requirement for Visitors in April 2025

Visits to the British Consulate General in Shanghai are strictly by appointment. For specific services, visitors must visit the designated section at the embassy and book an appointment accordingly on the email addresses mentioned above. For instance, if you want to apply for consular services, you should visit the Consular Section. To book an appointment, you can directly mail the high commission or consular email section.

The United Kingdom and China enjoy cordial bilateral relations. The high commission's diplomatic mission's mandate is to forge stronger and closer ties between the two countries. Pursuing bilateral and multilateral cooperation in diverse sectors, including culture, defense, tourism, trade and investments, science and technology, security, and other fields while safeguarding mutual benefits, is vital for their relations. The countries are cooperating to resolve global issues like climate change, piracy, terrorism, cybersecurity, etc. The United Kingdom is the most important source market for tourism in China.