China Embassy Berlin

Before your visit

The Chinese Embassy is at Märkisches Ufer 54 in Berlin-Mitte, on the bank of the Spree near Jannowitzbrücke station. Consular services are handled in a separate building at Brückenstraße 10, around the corner.

• Telephone: +49 30 27 58 80 (switchboard).
• Short trip? Germans can currently visit China for up to 30 days without a visa.

About the Chinese Embassy in Berlin

The embassy represents the People’s Republic of China in Germany. China is Germany’s largest trading partner, and the two governments hold regular consultations on trade, climate and technology.

China has an embassy branch office in Bonn and consulates general in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg and Munich. Hong Kong has its own Economic and Trade Office in Berlin.

Which Chinese office is responsible for me?

The embassy’s area is derived from the districts of the four consulates general. Confirm with the embassy if you are unsure.

Consular services

• Information on visa-free entry and visa questions
• Passports and travel documents for Chinese citizens
• Notarisation and legalisation of documents
• Consular protection for Chinese citizens in Germany

Documents checklist

If you need a Chinese visa

• Apply in person at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center, where fingerprints are taken. Extra service fees apply.
• Your passport must be valid for at least six months on entry.
• Apply in your country of nationality or residence. Applying in a third country, including Hong Kong, is only possible if you live there legally.

For a visa-free trip

• A regular German passport valid for the whole stay
• The completed arrival card, preferably the electronic form of the National Immigration Administration

Visa information

Travelling from Germany to China

German citizens can enter China without a visa for up to 30 days for tourism, business, family visits, exchanges and transit. This rule applies until 31 December 2026.

• It does not apply to temporary passports (vorläufiger Reisepass), official passports or travel documents for refugees.
• For other purposes or longer stays, you need a visa before travel. Visas are generally not issued at Chinese airports.
• Travellers aged 14 to 70 have their fingerprints taken at the border.
• Even without a visa, you must register your address with the police within 24 hours. Hotels do this for you.

Travelling from China to Germany

Chinese citizens need a Schengen visa, which is applied for through the German missions in China.

Other consulates and embassies in Berlin

161 other countries are represented in Berlin, among them: Colombia (embassy), Costa Rica (embassy), Croatia (embassy), Cuba (embassy), Cyprus (embassy), Czech Republic (embassy), Côte d’Ivoire (embassy), Democratic Republic of the Congo (embassy), Denmark (embassy), Djibouti (embassy), Dominican Republic (embassy), Ecuador (embassy), Egypt (embassy), El Salvador (embassy), Equatorial Guinea (embassy), Eritrea (embassy), Estonia (embassy), Eswatini (honorary), Ethiopia (embassy), Republic of the Congo (embassy). The full list of all 162 missions is on the overview page for Germany.

Closing days

The embassy is closed on German public holidays in Berlin and on Chinese holidays, in particular around the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) and National Day on 1 October. Closures often last several days.

Emergency assistance

Chinese nationals in Germany

The embassy and each consulate general publish a consular protection hotline for emergencies on their websites.

German nationals in China

The German Embassy in Beijing and five consulates general are responsible: Shanghai covers Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui; Chengdu covers Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Chongqing; Shenyang covers the three north-eastern provinces; Guangzhou covers southern China; and Hong Kong covers Hong Kong and Macau.

Diplomatic missions between China and Germany

China in Germany

Measured in a straight line from Berlin, the nearest other Chinese office is the Consulate General in Hamburg (about 250 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Berlin.

• Berlin – Embassy of China (this page)
• Bonn – Embassy Branch Office
• Düsseldorf – Consulate General (480 km) (North Rhine-Westphalia)
• Frankfurt am Main – Consulate General (420 km) (Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
• Hamburg – Consulate General (250 km) (Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein)
• Munich – Consulate General (500 km) (Bavaria)
• Berlin – Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Jägerstraße 33)

Germany in China

• Beijing – German Embassy
• Chengdu – Consulate General
• Guangzhou – Consulate General
• Hong Kong – Consulate General (also Macau)
• Shanghai – Consulate General
• Shenyang – Consulate General