Ministry of Foreign Affairs
People’s Republic of China

Director General: Long Zhou

Deputy Directors General: Mi Haiying, Wu Demin, Tong Xuejun, Li Chunlin

Main Functions: The Department is responsible for a full range of consular affairs, including managing China's consular relations with foreign countries; issuing diplomatic passports, service passports and passports for public affairs; providing consular-related notary and authentication services; processing visas; administering foreign consular institutions in China; coordinating the handling of criminal and civil cases involving foreign nationals in China and making representations; protecting overseas Chinese; managing immigration affairs in cooperation with other departments; providing consular protection and assistance, developing policies and regulations, and issuing early warnings and information on consular protection and assistance; and guiding China's overseas diplomatic missions and foreign affairs offices of local governments on their relevant work.

Tel: +86-10-65963500

The 14th Annual Exchange for Hong Kong-related Consular Work Held in Hong Kong
August 22, 2025
The 15th Annual Exchange for Macao-related Consular Work Held in Macao
August 22, 2025
Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Long Zhou Meets with Mongolian Ambassador to China Nyamaa Enkhbold
March 21, 2025
Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Long Zhou Meets with Director for French Nationals Abroad and Consular Administration of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Pauline Carmona
January 21, 2025
Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Long Zhou Meets with Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam Doãn Hoàng Minh
October 24, 2024
China and Kyrgyzstan Hold the Seventh Round of Consular Consultation
March 20, 2024
China and Saudi Arabia Hold the Seventh Round of Consular Consultation
March 05, 2024
The 13th Annual Exchange for Hong Kong-related Consular Work Held in Chengdu
February 27, 2024
Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Wu Xi Meets with Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rooge Thammongkol
January 22, 2024
Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Hong Lei Accepts the Copy of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassador of Belarus to China Charviakou Aliaksandr
December 01, 2023