UK help and services in China

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in China. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and China.

Emergency help for British nationals in China

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.

Passports and emergency travel documents in China

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to China

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK from China

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in China

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad in China

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.

Birth, death and marriage abroad in China

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.

News and events in China

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in China.

Trade and invest: China

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in China.

British embassy or high commission in China

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
  • 皇冠体育app British Consulate-General in Chongqing represents the UK government in southwest China including Chongqing and provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.

  • 皇冠体育app British Consulate-General Guangzhou represents the UK government in South China, covering Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, Hunan, and Jiangxi.

  • 皇冠体育app British Consulate-General in Shanghai represents the UK government in China.

  • 皇冠体育app British Consulate-General in Wuhan represents the UK government in Hubei and Henan provinces.

  • 皇冠体育app British Embassy in Beijing maintains and develops relations between the UK and China.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.