Consulate General of Luxembourg in Shanghai

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

In 2025, Luxembourg’s consulate general in Shanghai received 756 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 699. 17 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.4%. In 2024 it had been 5.0%: the rate fell by 2.7 points. Applications fell by 11% compared with 2024 (849).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.4% (2025) to 5.0% (2024).

Luxembourg issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in China; this office handled 38% of their 1,997 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Beijing 0.7%, which makes Shanghai 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; Luxembourg’s rate worldwide was 14.8%. Luxembourg received the 25th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 46.4% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of China.

The embassy of Luxembourg is in Beijing, about 1,068 km away. Besides the consulate general of Luxembourg in Shanghai, Luxembourg has 1 other mission in China. China in turn has 2 missions in Luxembourg, its embassy being in Luxembourg.

About the consulate general of Luxembourg in Shanghai

Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: Nanjing Xi Lu 1788, 200040 Shanghai. The record for the consulate general of Luxembourg in Shanghai includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Citizens of Luxembourg travelling to China

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

When the consulate general of Luxembourg in Shanghai is closed

The consulate general of Luxembourg in Shanghai closes on China’s public holidays, the next being New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) on Saturday 6 February 2027, and usually on holidays of Luxembourg such as Christmas Day (Chrëschtdag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the consulate general of Luxembourg in Shanghai

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

Near the consulate general of Luxembourg in Shanghai

The consulate general of Luxembourg in Shanghai has 5 other foreign missions within 1 km.