Portuguese Consulate General in Shanghai

Portugal requires Chinese citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Whether the Portuguese consulate general in Shanghai takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

In 2025, Portugal’s consulate general in Shanghai received 10,655 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 9,903. 752 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 7.1%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 7.0%. Applications rose by 28% compared with 2024 (8,294).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 7.0% (2024) to 12.9% (2023).

Portugal issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in China; this office handled 48% of their 22,180 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Guangzhou 6.7% and Beijing 8.2%. 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; Portugal’s rate worldwide was 23.3%. Portugal received the 15th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 23.6% 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 Portuguese embassy in Beijing (1,069 km) is responsible. The Portuguese consulate general in Shanghai is one of 3 missions of Portugal in China. Consulates: Guangzhou. China in turn has an embassy in Lisbon.

About the Portuguese consulate general in Shanghai

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Portugal in Shanghai. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: 威海路 16C;16D, 200041 Shanghai. The record for the Portuguese consulate general in Shanghai includes a phone number, an e-mail address and a fax number.

Portuguese citizens travelling to China

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

When the Portuguese consulate general in Shanghai is closed

The next closures of the Portuguese 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 Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) on Tuesday 1 December 2026.

Before visiting the Portuguese consulate general in Shanghai

Call the Portuguese consulate general in Shanghai before you go to confirm the hours and whether an appointment is needed.

Near the Portuguese consulate general in Shanghai

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