Making an appointment in China
If you are in China and need a product or service from the Dutch government, you can go to the Netherlands embassy, consulates-general or TLScontact, depending on what you need. To find out what to do, select the product or service you need.
Visa
Make an appointment online at TLScontact
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an airport transit visa in China.
What you need to know about applying for an airport transit visa
Service passport or special passport
If you are a holder of a service passport or special passport, you will need to go to the Hungarian consulate-general in Chongqing. Arrive at your appointment well prepared. You can read how to prepare for your appointment on the website of the Hungarian consulate-general.
Would you like to apply for the Caribbean Carpet Programme? There is no need to make an appointment. You can sign up by e-mail at various places.
Beijing | Email your completed application form to the embassy: pek-ca@minbuza.nl |
Guangzhou | Email your completed application form to the consulate general: gnz-ca@minbuza.nl |
Shanghai | Email your completed application form to the consulate general: sha-ca@minbuza.nl |
Preparing your application
Prepare your application carefully. Find out what you need to do in advance in order to apply for the Caribbean Carpet Programme.
Full information about registering for the Caribbean Carpet Programme
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Beijing | Make an appointment at the embassy by emailing: pek-visa@minbuza.nl |
Guangzhou | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: gnz-ca@minbuza.nl |
Shanghai | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: sha-ca@minbuza.nl |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to take the civic integration exam in China.
What you need to know about taking the civic integration exam abroad
Make an appointment online at TLScontact
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a long-stay Caribbean visa in China.
What you need to know about applying for a long-stay Caribbean visa
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Beijing | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Guangzhou | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Shanghai | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a long-stay visa (MVV) in China.
What you need to know about applying for a long-stay visa (MVV)
Make an appointment online at TLScontact
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to be eligible for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility.
Make an appointment online at TLScontact
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a short-stay Caribbean visa in China.
What you need to know about applying for a short-stay Caribbean visa
Make an appointment online at TLScontact
Plan your trip well in advance. And make sure you have all the documents ready for your appointment.
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a short-stay Schengen visa in China.
What you need to know about applying for a short-stay Schengen visa
Service passport or special passport
If you are a holder of a service passport or special passport, you will need to go to the Hungarian consulate-general in Chongqing. Arrive at your appointment well prepared. You can read how to prepare for your appointment on the website of the Hungarian consulate-general.
Is your residence permit for the Netherlands lost, stolen, or expired in China? And do you need an entry visa to return to the Netherlands?
Make an appointment online at TLScontact
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an entry visa in China.
Dutch nationality
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Beijing | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Guangzhou | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Shanghai | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card in China.
What you need to know about applying for a Dutch passport or ID card
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Beijing | Make an appointment at the embassy by emailing: pek-ca@minbuza.nl |
Guangzhou | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: gnz-ca@minbuza.nl |
Shanghai | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: sha-ca@minbuza.nl |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an emergency travel document in China.
What you need to know about applying for an emergency travel document
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Beijing | Make an appointment at the embassy by emailing: pek-ca@minbuza.nl |
Guangzhou | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: gnz-ca@minbuza.nl |
Shanghai | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: sha-ca@minbuza.nl |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for Dutch citizenship through naturalisation abroad.
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Beijing | Make an appointment at the embassy by emailing: pek-ca@minbuza.nl |
Guangzhou | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: gnz-ca@minbuza.nl |
Shanghai | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: sha-ca@minbuza.nl |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for Dutch citizenship through the option procedure from abroad.
Legalisation
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Beijing | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Guangzhou | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Shanghai | Make an appointment at the consulate-general |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to have a copy of your identity document legalised.
What you need to know about having a copy of your ID legalised
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Beijing | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Guangzhou | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Shanghai | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to have your signature legalised.
Certificate or declaration
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Beijing | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Guangzhou | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Shanghai | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of life in China.
What you need to know about requesting a certificate of life
You do not need to make an appointment. You can request the certificate by email from several places.
Beijing | Request a certificate by emailing the embassy: pek-ca@minbuza.nl |
Guangzhou | Request a certificate by emailing the consulate-general: gnz-ca@minbuza.nl |
Shanghai | Request a certificate by emailing the consulate-general: sha-ca@minbuza.nl |
Prepare your request
Prepare your request carefully. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of marital status in China.
What you need to know about requesting a certificate of marital status
You do not need to make an appointment. You can request the certificate by email from several places.
Beijing | Request a certificate by emailing the embassy: pek-ca@minbuza.nl |
Guangzhou | Request a certificate by emailing the consulate-general: gnz-ca@minbuza.nl |
Shanghai | Request a certificate by emailing the consulate-general: sha-ca@minbuza.nl |
Prepare your request
Prepare your request carefully. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of residence in China.
What you need to know about requesting a certificate of residence
How you request a Dutch nationality certificate depends on your situation.
Collecting
Do you want to collect a passport, declaration or other type of document? Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Beijing | Make an appointment online at the embassy. You can make an appointment on Monday to Friday from 14:00 - 16:00. |
Guangzhou | You do not need to make an appointment. You can collect your document on Monday to Friday from 10:30 - 12:00. Find out the address and closing days of the consulate-general |
Shanghai | You do not need to make an appointment. You can collect your document on Monday to Friday from 9:30 - 11:30. Find out the address and closing days of the consulate-general |