Polish Consulate General in Shanghai

Poland requires Chinese citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for Poland.

In 2025, Poland’s consulate general in Shanghai received 7,628 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 7,168. 459 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 6.0%. In 2024 it had been 8.4%: the rate fell by 2.4 points. Applications rose by 39% compared with 2024 (5,471).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 5.7% (2023) to 8.4% (2024).

Poland issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in China; this office handled 48% of their 15,938 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Beijing 9.3% and Guangzhou 15.5%, 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; Poland’s rate worldwide was 15.8%. Poland received the 18th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 16.3% 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 Polish embassy in Beijing is responsible. The Polish consulate general in Shanghai is one of 3 missions of Poland in China. Consulates: Guangzhou. China in turn has 2 missions in Poland, its embassy being in Warsaw.

About the Polish consulate general in Shanghai

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

Address and contact

Address: Jianguo Xi lu 618, 200031 Szanghaj, Shanghai. The record for the Polish 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.

Polish citizens travelling to China

No visa is needed by Polish citizens for China, for stays of up to 30 days.

When the Polish consulate general in Shanghai is closed

Expect the Polish 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 Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, a holiday in Poland.

Before visiting the Polish consulate general in Shanghai

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