CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: Room 808, New Town Center, 83 Loushanguan Rd., Shanghai 200336

E-mail: shanghai@mzv.gov.cz

Telephone: (86-21) 62565211

Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Consular Staff: 

Consul - temporarily vacant

Silvia Kubačková Voderadská - Consular Officer

Henrieta Kubovská - Consular Officer

Tomáš Trávník - Consular Officer

PUBLIC OFFICE HOURS – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Monday:	9 a.m. to 11 a.m.	- applications for long-term visas or long-term residence permits for the purpose of study
Tuesday:	9 a.m. to 11 a.m.	- applications for long-term visas or long-term residence permits, excluding applications for study purposes and Employee Cards
Wednesday:	9 a.m. to 11 a.m.	- collection of approved long-term visas
Thursday:	9 a.m. to 11 a.m.	- applications for Employee Cards
Friday:	9 a.m. to 11 a.m.	- applications for Schengen visas submitted by family members of EU citizens

To submit an application for a long-term visa or residence permit, an appointment is required.

To submit an application for a Schengen visa, please contact the relevant Visa Application Centre (Shanghai, Hangzhou, or Nanjing) according to your place of residence.

Applications for Schengen visas are generally submitted at Visa Application Centres. Applications may be submitted directly at the Consulate only by:

• family members of EU citizens,
• holders of diplomatic or service (official) passports,
• members of official delegations,
• applicants travelling for urgent humanitarian reasons.

These applicants may, however, still choose to submit their application at a Visa Application Centre.

Family members of EU citizens and other eligible applicants wishing to apply directly at the Consulate may request an appointment by e‑mail at shanghai@mzv.gov.cz.

All other applicants must submit their Schengen visa applications via Visa Application Centres, where appointments are booked through their official website.

Issuance of Schengen visas:
Monday to Friday at Visa Application Centres

Issuance of long-term visas:
Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
(Before visa affixing, proof of travel medical insurance must be presented.)

TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION

The Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Shanghai accepts applications for Schengen visas, long-term visas, and long-term residence permits from citizens of China and from long-term/permanent residents of China residing in the following administrative areas:

• Shanghai Municipality
• Anhui Province
• Jiangsu Province
• Zhejiang Province

(Other Chinese provinces fall under the jurisdiction of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Beijing)

Chinese citizens require a visa for both short-term stays (up to 90 days) and long-term stays (over 90 days) in the Czech Republic / Schengen Area. Holders of diplomatic passports of the PRC do not require a visa for short-term, non-remunerated stays.

Applicants who are residents of China but not Chinese citizens may apply for a long-term visa or residence permit at the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Shanghai only if they have legally resided in China for at least 2 years. A copy of the residence permit must be submitted when requesting an appointment. If this condition is not met, the application must be submitted in the applicant’s country of origin. Countries whose citizens are exempt from this requirement are listed on the relevant official website.

For Schengen visa applications submitted in China, a harmonised list of supporting documents applies.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Please carefully review the visa information available on this website and refrain from sending general inquiries that are already addressed here.

E‑mail is primary form of communication with the public. The Consulate usually responds to specific e‑mail inquiries within 3 working days. Anonymous e‑mails or messages without clear identification will not be answered.

Telephone inquiries are accepted only:
Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Consulate does not provide information on visa proceedings during the statutory processing period. Once a decision has been made, the applicant will be contacted. The status of a long-term visa or residence permit application can be checked via the relevant online service.

Complaints pursuant to Article 47(1)(j) or Article 38(5) of the Visa Code may be submitted by e‑mail to shanghai@mzv.gov.cz.

The Consulate does not use social media for communication regarding visa matters.

FEES

Fees for visa and residence permit applications are payable in cash, in Chinese yuan (CNY), at the time of submission.

WORKING LANGUAGES

The working languages used during visa procedures at the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Shanghai are Czech and English.

If an applicant does not speak either language, it is their responsibility to arrange, at their own expense, an interpreter for proceedings relating to long-term visa and residence permit applications. Interviews are conducted exclusively in Czech, and applicants who do not speak Czech are required to provide an interpreter at their own expense.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2026 – CONSULATE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC

Czech: 1 January, 3 April to 6 April, 1 May to 8 May, 5 July to 6 July, 28 September, 28 October, 17 November, 24 December to 26 December

Chinese: 1 January to 3 January, 15 February to 23 February, 4 April to 6 April, 1 May to 5 May, 19 June to 21 June, 25 September to 27 September, 1 October to 7 October