Ambassador: Zheng Zeguang

Address: 49 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL

Consular Protection and Assistance Hotline for Chinese Citizens: 020-72998439 (For those within the UK); 00442072998439 (For those outside the UK); or call +86-10-12308, +86-10-65612308

For passport and notarization affairs:

Tel: 020-72998438 (For those within the UK), 00442072998438 (For those outside the UK) (External inquiry hours: 9:00 AM–12:00 PM & 2:00 PM–5:00 PM, on working days)

For visa affairs:

Tel: 020-39152277 (For inquiries regarding Chinese visas, visas for Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, and consular legalization applications)

For contacting the Embassy:

Tel: +44 (0)7536186879

Office hours: 9:00 AM–12:00 PM & 2:00 PM–5:00 PM, Monday–Friday (excluding UK & Chinese public holidays)

Please note: this line does not handle consular or education affairs inquiries. For consular matters, please contact the telephone number listed under the relevant section on this webpage. For education and overseas Chinese students affairs, please visit the website of our Education Section (https://england.lxgz.org.cn) for specific contact details.

Website: http://gb.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/

Political Affairs: political_uk@mfa.gov.cn

Policy Research: policy_uk@mfa.gov.cn

Press and Public Affairs: press_uk@mfa.gov.cn

Defence Affairs: defence_chn@yahoo.co.uk

Econonomic and Commercial Affairs: GB@mofcom.gov.cn

Science and Technology Affairs: chinaukscience@most.cn

Education and Overseas Chinese Students Affairs: britain@lxgz.org.cn

Cultural Affairs: ukoffice@chinaculture.org