CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: 2 Ritan Lu, Jianguomenwai, 100600 Beijing, China

The Embassy is located near one of the main streets – Jianguomen, which intersects the northern end of the Tien An'Men Square (approx. 4 km east of the square). The CITIC Bank brown high-rise building is a good orientation point (Guo Ji Da Sha (国际大厦 – sign on a roof) at the intersection of Jianguomen and Ritan streets. The main entrance to the Embassy is located approx. 200 m from this building on the Ritan Lu Street (日坛路), opposite the St. Regis Hotel. Entrance to the consulate is located on the opposite side of the compound from the Jian Hua Street (建华路).

 

Phone: +86 (10) 8532 9 523, 524 (in Czech); +86 (10) 8532 9 525, 535 (in English); +86 (10) 8532 9 521, 522, 543 (in Chinese/English) on working days Monday – Friday 2 – 4 pm only

E-mail: Beijing.Consulate@mzv.gov.cz

 

OFFICE HOURS FOR PUBLIC (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY)

MON	8:30 am - 11 am 11 am - 12 pm 1 pm - 4 pm	Long-term visas / residence permits and  Schengen visas (family members of EU citizens and other specific categories of applicants – see below) Visa collection Consular Services (Czech citizens)
TUE	8:30 am - 11 am 11 am - 12 pm 1 pm - 4 pm	Long-term visas / residence permits and  Schengen visas (family members of EU citizens and other specific categories of applicants – see below) Visa collection Consular Services (Czech citizens)
WED	8:30 am - 11 am 11 am - 12 pm 1 pm - 4 pm	Long-term visas / residence permits and  Schengen visas (family members of EU citizens and other specific categories of applicants – see below) Visa collection Consular Services (Czech citizens)
THU	8:30 am - 11 am 11 am - 12 pm 1 pm - 4 pm	Long-term visas / residence permits and  Schengen visas (family members of EU citizens and other specific categories of applicants – see below) Visa collection Consular Services (Czech citizens)
FRI	9 am - 4 pm	Consular Services (Czech citizens)

 

To submit a long-term visa / residence permit application, schedule an appointment.

To submit a Schengen visa application, choose a visa center according to your address: Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Xi´an.

Applicants submit Schengen visa applications in visa centers. Consulate receives applications directly only from applicants who are family members of EU citizens, holders of diplomatic, service or official (administrative) passports, members of official delegations, or persons travelling in urgent humanitarian situations. These categories of applicants can still choose to submit their applications in visa centers.

To apply for a Schengen visa directly at the consulate, schedule an appointment by e-mail:

● family members of EU citizens + persons travelling in urgent humanitarian situations: Beijing.Visa@mzv.gov.cz

● holders of diplomatic, service or official (administrative) passports + members of official delegations: Beijing.Visa.Waiban@mzv.gov.cz

 

TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Beijing accepts Schengen visa and long-term visa / residence permit applications from citizens of China and long-term/permanent residents in China who reside in these territorial districts:

municipalities – Beijing, Chongqing, Tianjin; provinces – Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan; autonomous regions – Guangxi, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang. (Municipality of Shanghai and provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang fall under the jurisdiction of the Consulate General in Shanghai.)

Citizens of China need a visa for short-term (up to 90 days) and long-term (over 90 days) stays in the Czech Republic / Schengen Area.

 

HOW TO CONTACT US

Please pay close attention to the visa information on this website and do not contact the consulate with requests for general information that can be found here.

The consulate usually replies to specific e-mail inquiries within 5 days.

The consulate provides phone consultations only on working days Monday – Friday 2 – 4 pm.  

The consulate does not provide information on visa application status during the legal review period. The consulate notifies the applicant as soon as the decision is made. You can check the status of your long-term visa / residence permit application here.

Complaint according to Art. 47(1)(j) as specified in Art. 38(5) of the visa code can be submitted at Beijing.Consulate@mzv.gov.cz.

The consulate does not use social networks to communicate about visas.

 

FEES

Visa / residence permit fees are collected when applying in cash in Chinese jüan (CNY).

 

LANGUAGE

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Beijing communicates in Czech and English when processing visa and residence permit applications. If the applicant understands neither of these languages, he/she must arrange for an interpreter when applying for a long-term visa / residence permit, at his/her costs. Examinations are conducted in Czech only. If the applicant does not speak Czech, he/she must arrange for an interpreter for the purposes of examination, at his/her costs.

 

2024 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – consulate closed to public

Czech: 1 January, 29 March-1 April, 1 + 8 May, 5-6 July, 28 September, 28 October, 17 November, 24-26 December

Chinese: 1 January, 12-16 February, 4-5 April, 1-3 May, 10 June, 16-17 September, 1-7 October