Italian Consulate General in Shanghai

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

2025 figures: 85,977 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Italy’s consulate general in Shanghai, and 83,933 visas were issued. 2,044 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.4%. The refusal rate fell by 2.2 points from 4.5% in 2024. Applications rose by 93% compared with 2024 (44,594).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.4% (2025) to 5.1% (2023).

Italy issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in China; this office handled 31% of their 277,993 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Beijing 2.4%, Guangzhou 5.2% and Chongqing 3.5%, 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; Italy’s rate worldwide was 10.8%. Italy received the 4th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

6.1% 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 Italian embassy in Beijing is responsible. Besides the Italian consulate general in Shanghai, Italy has 3 other missions in China. Consulates: Guangzhou and Chongqing. China in turn has 4 missions in Italy, its embassy being in Rome.

About the Italian consulate general in Shanghai

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai. The head of mission on record is D'Angelo Tiziana. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: The Center - 19 Floor - 989 Changle Road - 200031, Shanghai. The record for the Italian consulate general in Shanghai includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town; use the street address.

Italian citizens travelling to China

Italian citizens can visit China without a visa for up to 30 days.

When the Italian consulate general in Shanghai is closed

Expect the Italian consulate general in Shanghai 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 Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026, a holiday in Italy.

Before visiting the Italian consulate general in Shanghai

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