How many British consulates are there in China?

By 2020, there will be five * * *, namely: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and Hong Kong.

According to the diplomatic agreements reached between China and other countries, foreign countries have established 308 consular offices (including those that have not yet been opened) in Chinese mainland, China, Hong Kong and China, including 204 consulates general, 4 consulates, 3 consular offices and 92 honorary consuls.

Mainly distributed in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenyang and other regional central cities.

Others are located in cities closely related to some countries, especially the capital cities of border provinces such as Kunming, Nanning, Hohhot and Lhasa.

Cities with foreign consulates in China: Hohhot, Shenyang, Shanghai, Xiamen, Qingdao, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Nanning, Chongqing, Chengdu, Kunming, Lhasa, Xi, Hong Kong and Macau.

Cities of foreign consulates in China: Erenhot, Chongqing, Chengdu, etc.

The British Consulate officially opened on 1867. Its former site is located in Yantaishan East Road (formerly Consular East Road), covering an area of about 60 mu, and consists of a consulate and several ancillary buildings. In addition to the local characteristics of Yantai, the early building materials and construction technology also adopted the "veranda-style" design of Britain in its Asian colony according to the local landscape characteristics of Yantai Mountain. This design includes single-sided corridor, double-sided corridor, inner-wrapped corridor and circular corridor. It is the best direction for landscape viewing and has the characteristics of ventilation, sunshade and heat insulation. The interior is designed according to European customs, with fireplace and corner decoration. The style is simple and simple. In the later period, most of the buildings were mainly in English architectural style. Among them, the larger brick-wood two-story building adopts the style of "coupon gallery".

British visa territorial division;

Up to this year, Britain has five embassies and consulates in China, which are located in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and Hongkong. The consulate in Beijing is the British Embassy in China, and consulates in other cities are called British consulates there.

Shanghai consular district: guests from Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government who work and live in these four regions can submit their applications to the nearest visa center, which will be specified in the list below. In addition to Shanghai, other regions are:

Guangzhou: Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Hainan.

Chongqing Territory: Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.

Beijing: Other provinces except Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing.

It is more logical to submit a visa at or near your place of residence. If you insist on transferring to another consular district, the British Consulate will also accept your visa.

Third, the British visa application center

Up to this year, there are 15 British visa centers in China, which are located in the following cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Changsha, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Nanjing, Shenyang, Wuhan and Xi 'an.

Applicants can contact our business personnel and choose the nearest visa center to submit materials. Your application is acceptable from Monday to Friday. Special inquiries are needed during holidays. (It is important to note that the visa centers will charge an additional service fee of 55 pounds for applications submitted in Kunming, Xi, Jinan and Changsha. )

4. The validity period of various British visas and preparation of materials.

1. tourist visa

Validity: 2 years (if a visa of 5 years or 10 is required, the embassy will charge the corresponding visa fee according to the visa of 5 years and 10).

Stay time: you can stay 180 days every year.

It is easy to understand, mainly for people who travel and play. If the applicant has non-lineal relatives in the UK and the main purpose of the trip is not to visit relatives but to travel, he can also apply for a tourist visa directly.

Essential basic information

Original passport

Two 2-inch visa photos with white background.

application form/application

Id card (copy of front and back)

Household registration book (copy all information)

marriage certificate

Proof of employment (English, including business license and retirement certificate)

Students are required to provide proof of studying (the contents of studying must include: name, passport number, class, holiday time, school address and telephone number).

Original bank flowing water

Original deposit certificate (frozen for more than 6 months)

fixed assets

2. Study visa

Validity: Approved by the Embassy.

Duration of stay: approved by the embassy.

Applicants need to prepare admission notices from British schools and other relevant materials to prove that they can return to China on time after studying abroad before they can apply for relevant visas.

Materials required for application

Offer: the original and photocopy of the admission notice. If it is a language course plus a degree course, you need to provide an Offer for two courses.

CAS: It is an information form issued by British schools and British Immigration Bureau after confirming students' admission information. Students can only apply for a visa after receiving CAS.

Atas certification (if necessary): atas (Academic Technology Approval Program) is an additional exam that non-EEA international students must pass when applying for postgraduate courses in certain disciplines. Whether this certification is required or not, it will be required in the quotation and CAS.

ID photo: recent bareheaded photo with color white background, 35*45mm.

Passport: must bring the original and photocopy, valid for more than 6 months, with at least one blank page.

Language scores: original and photocopy of IELTS, TOEFL or other language test transcripts recognized by the embassy. Must be consistent with the language score displayed on CAS.

Transcript, diploma, degree certificate: original and photocopy, Chinese and English versions stamped with the official seal of the school.

Physical examination report of tuberculosis: It is officially stipulated that a physical examination report of tuberculosis must be submitted if you stay in the UK for more than 6 months. Students can find the nearest testing institution on official website and make an appointment by telephone. The validity period of the test report is 6 months.

Proof of funds: used to prove that the applicant has enough funds to live and study in the UK, which is what we usually call a deposit. The deposit period of funds should be more than 28 days, and the visa should be processed and paid within 3 1 day after the fund certificate is issued.

Online application form: fill in and pay online, make an appointment to submit materials, and print the application form after completion.

3. Work visa

Validity: Approved by the Embassy.

Duration of stay: approved by the embassy.

If you want to work in the UK, you need to apply for a UK work visa.

Materials required for application

Original passport: the validity period should be at least half a year, and the passport should have at least 2 blank pages for visa use.

Visa photos: 2-inch color bareheaded front photos with white background in the last 6 months.

Identity card: clear copies on the front and back.

Household registration book: original and photocopy.

Marriage certificate: copy (such as divorce: provide divorce certificate or court approval).

Personal application form

On-the-job personnel: provide on-the-job and leave-granting certificates (provided after the customer service accepts them, and stamped by the applicant's unit).

Retirees: provide a copy of retirement certificate. If there is no retirement certificate, provide the original retirement certificate (the template can be obtained from customer service).

Students in school: provide the original and photocopy of the student ID card, stamp the original certificate of school calibration leave, and ask customer service for the template.

Proof of assets: a copy of the salary passbook for the last six months; Bank card: provide a bank seal for nearly six months. If the applicant has more than one bank card, they can provide it at the same time.

Certificate of deposit: 654.38 million yuan, frozen for more than 6 months, preferably the previous deposit.

4. Tourist visa

Validity: 2 years (if a visa of 5 years or 10 is required, the embassy will charge the corresponding visa fee according to the visa of 5 years and 10).

Stay time: you can stay 180 days every year.

If you plan to visit your family living in Britain, you need to apply for a visiting visa.

Materials required for application

Materials to be provided by the British side: (if your children or other relatives are studying or working in the UK)

Original invitation letter issued by your children or relatives;

Copy of school certificate and student ID card of children or relatives, or on-the-job certificate;

A copy of the first page of the passport of the child or relative and a copy of the visa;

Copy of residence certificate of children or relatives;

If you are attending your child's graduation ceremony, you need to add the original invitation letter for the school graduation ceremony;

Materials provided by China:

Original passport of the applicant (valid for more than 6 months). If you have an old passport, you must provide it;

Four two-inch color photos with white background;

Fill in a complete UK visa application form;

Copy of the applicant's ID card (both sides need to be copied);

Original employment certificate and leave-granting letter issued by China Company (including: applicant's name, gender, date of birth, employment time, position, monthly income and leave-granting time, and who will pay for this business trip, etc.). ),

Original and photocopy of the applicant's household registration book;

Original and photocopy of the real estate license and automobile driving license under the name of the applicant;

Details of the applicant's criminal record in his own country or other countries (if any);

British hotel or air ticket reservation information file;

The specific itinerary of this application.

5. Business visa

Validity: 2 years (if a visa of 5 years or 10 is required, the embassy will charge the corresponding visa fee according to the visa of 5 years and 10).

Stay time: you can stay 180 days every year.

A British business visa is a visa that you need to apply for to engage in economic affairs in the UK.

Materials required for application

Materials provided by the British side:

Original business invitation letter from the British side to the Chinese side;

A copy of the Sino-British cooperation agreement.

Materials provided by China:

Four two-inch color photos with white background;

Fill in a complete UK visa application form;

Copy of the applicant's ID card (both sides need to be copied);

Original and photocopy of the applicant's household registration book;

Original and photocopy of the real estate license and automobile driving license under the name of the applicant;

Details of the applicant's criminal record in his own country or other countries (if any);

Proof of the applicant's marital status, such as marriage certificate, same-sex partner certificate, divorce certificate, etc. (except single);

Information documents for booking hotels or air tickets to Britain;

The specific itinerary of this application;

If the applicant is not a citizen of China, please provide proof of the applicant's immigration status in China, such as a Chinese visa.

legal ground

Article 1 1 of Several Provisions on Civil Evidence: If the evidence provided by the parties to the people's court is formed outside the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC), the evidence shall be certified by the notary office of the host country, and by the embassies and consulates of People's Republic of China (PRC) and China in that country, or the certification procedures stipulated in the relevant treaties concluded between People's Republic of China (PRC) and that country shall be fulfilled. The evidence provided by the parties to the people's court was formed in Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan Province Province, and the relevant certification procedures shall be performed.

When Cayman filed a lawsuit in China court, the court required that Cayman documents must be authenticated before they could be accepted.