French Embassy for China - Address / Phone Number

French Embassy in China

Address: Faguo Zhuhua Dashiguan 60, Tianze Lu, 100600 Pékin (Beijing)
City: Beijing (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +8 hours)
Tel.: (+86 10) 85 31 20 00
Emergency tel.: (+ 86) 137 01 07 87 33
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30 – 12.00 and last Saturday of each month, 9.00 – 12.00

French Consulate General in Shenyang
Address: 34, Rue Nan Shi San Wei, Arrondissement de Heping, Shenyang 110003
City: Shenyang (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +8 hours)
Tel.: 024-23190000
Fax: 024-23190001

French Consulate General in Shanghai
Address: Soho Zhongshan Plaza, Bâtiment A - 18ème étage, 1055 Zhongshan Xi Lu, 200051 Shanghai
City: Shanghai (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +8 hours)
Tel.: (+86 21) 60 10 63 00

French Consulate General in Wuhan
Address: New World International Trade Center (Xinshijie Guomao) 1701-1708, 568, Jianshe dadao, Jianghan District, Hankou, 430022 Wuhan
City: Wuhan (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +8 hours)
Tel.: (+86 27) 65 79 79 00

French Consulate General in Guangzhou
Address: Guangdong International Building - Main Tower Room 810, 339 Huan Shi Dong Lu - Guangzhou 510098
City: Guangzhou (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +8 hours)
Tel.: (86 20) 28 29 20 00
Fax: (86 20) 28 29 20 45

French Consulate General in Chengdu
Address: Times Plaza, 30ème étage, 2 Zongfu Road, Chengdu
City: Chengdu (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +8 hours)
Tel.: 028 6666 6060

French Consulate General in Hong Kong
Address: 25/F & 26/F, Tower II, Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Central, Hong Kong
City: Hong Kong (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +8 hours)
Tel.: (+852) 3752 9900
Fax: (+852) 3752 9901

Consular services provided:

• Voting abroad matters;
• Adoption abroad matters;
• Issuance of national identity card;
• Issuance of civil status certificates;
• Issuance of passports;
• Issuance of visas;
• Legalization and certification of documents;
• French citizenship matters;
• Consular registration of French citizens abroad.

In case of lost or stolen travel documents abroad, French citizens must make a list of lost/stolen items and report it to the local police authorities. French mission may issue a temporary travel document to return to France.

Chinese people wishing to go to France must apply for a biometric visa, with exception for French Polynesia and Reunion Island.

Visa requirements:

• Filled in application form.
• Identity photographs.
• Letters of recommendation.
• Documents specifying the reason for a visit to the Schengen area.
• Documents proving that an applicant has sufficient resources to pay for his/her stay.
• Documents proving that an applicant intends to leave the Schengen area when the visa expires.
• Airline ticket.

Nationals of China are exempted from visa requirement for La Réunion for a period not exceeding 15 days where the trip and stay are organized via an approved agency. The visa exemption for La Réunion for Chinese nationals going via an approved agency, for a period not exceeding 15 days, has been extended to Chinese nationals residing in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

Bearers of passports of the Hong Kong special administrative region and the Macau special administrative region do not need visas to visit France for stays of up to 90 days.

The Embassy is closed on public holidays.