French Consulate General in Chengdu

Chinese citizens need a visa for France, obtained before travel. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for France.

2025 figures: 48,388 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at France’s consulate general in Chengdu, and 46,397 visas were issued. 2,033 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 4.2%. That is barely different from 2024 (4.4%). Applications fell by 17% compared with 2024 (58,173).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 3.8% (2023) to 4.4% (2024).

France issues Schengen visas at 6 locations in China; this office handled 11% of their 453,348 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Shanghai 3.9%, Beijing 4.5%, Guangzhou 7.2% and Wuhan 7.4%. 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; France’s rate worldwide was 14.2%. France received the largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

10.3% 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.

For matters it cannot handle, the French embassy in Beijing (1,524 km) is responsible. Besides the French consulate general in Chengdu, France has 5 other missions in China. Consulates: Wuhan, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenyang. China in turn has 6 missions in France, its embassy being in Paris.

About the French consulate general in Chengdu

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of France in Chengdu. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: International Finance Square, Office Tower 1 - 26e étage, No. 1, Section 3 Hong Xing Road, 610021 Chengdu. The record for the French consulate general in Chengdu includes an official website.

French citizens travelling to China

French citizens do not need a visa for China: stays of up to 30 days are visa-free.

When the French consulate general in Chengdu is closed

Expect the French consulate general in Chengdu to be shut on New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) on Saturday 6 February 2027, and often on Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, a holiday in France.

Before visiting the French consulate general in Chengdu

Current procedures for the French consulate general in Chengdu, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the French consulate general in Chengdu

The French consulate general in Chengdu has 2 other foreign missions within 1 km.