Czech Consulate General in Shanghai

Chinese citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to the Czech Republic. Whether the Czech consulate general in Shanghai takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

2025 figures: 6,686 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at the Czech Republic’s consulate general in Shanghai, and 6,552 visas were issued. 134 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.0%. The refusal rate fell by 4.8 points from 6.8% in 2024. Applications rose by 3% compared with 2024 (6,509).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.0% (2025) to 12.9% (2023).

The Czech Republic issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in China; this office handled 37% of their 17,872 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Beijing 3.3%, which makes Shanghai 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; the Czech Republic’s rate worldwide was 14.2%. The Czech Republic received the 17th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

5.5% 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.

The Czech embassy is in Beijing, about 1,066 km away. Besides the Czech consulate general in Shanghai, the Czech Republic has 2 other missions in China. Consulates: Chengdu. China in turn has an embassy in Prague.

About the Czech consulate general in Shanghai

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Czech Republic in Shanghai. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: 娄山关路 83, 上海. The record for the Czech consulate general in Shanghai includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Czech citizens travelling to China

Czech citizens need a visa for China, obtained before travel.

When the Czech consulate general in Shanghai is closed

The next closures of the Czech consulate general in Shanghai 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 Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day on Tuesday 17 November 2026.

Before visiting the Czech consulate general in Shanghai

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

Near the Czech consulate general in Shanghai

The Czech consulate general in Shanghai has 12 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.