Swiss Consulate General in Guangzhou

Chinese citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Switzerland. Check with the Swiss consulate general in Guangzhou whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

In 2025, Switzerland’s consulate general in Guangzhou received 14,597 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 13,397. 1,199 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 8.2%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 7.8%. Applications fell by 7% compared with 2024 (15,750).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 6.7% (2023) to 8.2% (2025).

Switzerland issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in China; this office handled 17% of their 84,829 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Shanghai 3.5% and Beijing 3.7%, which makes Guangzhou 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; Switzerland’s rate worldwide was 12.5%. Switzerland received the 5th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 27.6% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of China.

For matters it cannot handle, the Swiss embassy in Beijing is responsible. Besides the Swiss consulate general in Guangzhou, Switzerland has 3 other missions in China. Consulates: Shanghai and Chengdu. China in turn has 6 missions in Switzerland, its embassy being in Bern.

About the Swiss consulate general in Guangzhou

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Switzerland in Guangzhou. The head of mission on record is Markus Thür. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: 27th Floor, Kingold Century, No. 62, Jinsui Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou. The record for the Swiss consulate general in Guangzhou includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town; use the street address.

Swiss citizens travelling to China

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

When the Swiss consulate general in Guangzhou is closed

The next closures of the Swiss consulate general in Guangzhou 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 (Weihnachten) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Swiss consulate general in Guangzhou

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