Portuguese Embassy in Beijing

Chinese citizens need a visa for Portugal, obtained before travel. Check with the Portuguese embassy in Beijing whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

2025 figures: 4,954 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Portugal’s embassy in Beijing, and 4,544 visas were issued. 410 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 8.2%. The refusal rate rose by 3.8 points from 4.4% in 2024. The number of applications was almost unchanged (4,979 in 2024).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 4.4% (2024) to 8.2% (2025).

Portugal issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in China; this office handled 22% of their 22,180 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Shanghai 7.1% and Guangzhou 6.7%, which makes Beijing the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in China, 4.0% of applications were refused in 2025; Portugal’s rate worldwide was 23.3%. Portugal received the 15th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

27.6% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of China.

Besides the Portuguese embassy in Beijing, Portugal has 2 other missions in China. Consulates: Shanghai and Guangzhou. China in turn has an embassy in Lisbon.

About the Portuguese embassy in Beijing

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Portugal in Beijing.

Address and contact

Address: 8, Dong Wu Jie, San Li Tun, Chaoyang District, Beijing. The record for the Portuguese embassy in Beijing includes an official website.

Portuguese citizens travelling to China

No visa is needed by Portuguese citizens for China, for stays of up to 30 days.

When the Portuguese embassy in Beijing is closed

The Portuguese embassy in Beijing closes on China’s public holidays, the next being New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) on Saturday 6 February 2027, and usually on holidays of Portugal such as Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) on Tuesday 1 December 2026.

Before visiting the Portuguese embassy in Beijing

Current procedures for the Portuguese embassy in Beijing, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Portuguese embassy in Beijing

Within 1 km of the Portuguese embassy in Beijing there are 67 other foreign missions.