German Consulate General in Chengdu

Chinese citizens need a visa for Germany, obtained before travel. Check with the German consulate general in Chengdu whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

2025 figures: 14,603 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Germany’s consulate general in Chengdu, and 14,264 visas were issued. 307 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.1%. That is barely different from 2024 (0.8%). Applications rose by 15% compared with 2024 (12,683).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.8% (2024) to 2.1% (2025).

Germany issues Schengen visas at 5 locations in China; this office handled 5% of their 281,570 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Beijing 4.6%, Shanghai 2.2%, Guangzhou 4.8% and Shenyang 3.9%, which makes Chengdu the lowest 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; Germany’s rate worldwide was 13.1%. Germany received the 3rd largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Almost every visa issued here allows multiple entries. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of China.

For matters it cannot handle, the German embassy in Beijing (1,525 km) is responsible. The German consulate general in Chengdu is one of 6 missions of Germany in China. Consulates: Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenyang. China in turn has 9 missions in Germany, its embassy being in Bonn.

About the German consulate general in Chengdu

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Germany in Chengdu. The head of mission on record is Aron Mir Haschemi, Consul General. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: Western Tower, 25th Floor, No. 19, 4th Section Renmin Nan Road, Chengdu. The record for the German consulate general in Chengdu includes a phone number, a fax number and an official website.

German citizens travelling to China

China admits German citizens without a visa for stays of up to 30 days.

When the German consulate general in Chengdu is closed

The next closures of the German consulate general in Chengdu for public holidays in China are New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) on Saturday 6 February 2027; it may also close for Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the German consulate general in Chengdu

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

Near the German consulate general in Chengdu

Within 1 km of the German consulate general in Chengdu there is one other foreign mission.