🇬🇧 British Embassy in China

Address, phone numbers and consular emergency line, with the local emergency number and what to do if something goes wrong.

Data updated: August 2026

If it's urgent

Foreign ministry emergency line

+44 20 7008 5000

Consular emergencies for British nationals.

Call

Emergencies in China

110

Police, ambulance and fire service. Ambulance: 120

Call · 110

British Embassy

Beijing

Address
11 Guang Hua Lu, Jian Guo Men Wai · Beijing
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What to do in an emergency

  1. Immediate danger: call 110.

  2. Serious accident, arrest, theft or loss of passport: call the foreign ministry emergency line, +44 20 7008 5000.

  3. Non-urgent matters (passports, certificates, consular registration): call the switchboard, +86 10 5192 4000.

Other consular offices in China

British Consulate General · Chongqing

Suite 2801, Metropolitan Oriental Plaza, 68 Zourong Road, Yu Zhong District

+86 23 6369 1500

British Consulate General · Guangzhou

22/F Guangzhou International Finance Centre, 5 Zhujiang Road West, Zhujiang New Town

+86 20 8314 3000

British Consulate General · Shanghai

The British Centre, 17F Garden Square, 968 West Beijing Road

+86 21 3279 2000

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