Appointment-System of the German Foreign Office — Shanghai
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You can register here on a waiting list that corresponds to the purpose of your planned stay. The visa office will book the next available date for you.
Attention:
1) Please take the necessary time to enter all your details correctly. You will not be able to check the data you have entered after registration.
If your details are incorrect, you can cancel your entry and re-enter your name on the waiting list. However, the system will need time to process your entry, cancellation and re-registration. Please be patient if you are unable to re-register straight away.
2) Please only register in the category that corresponds to your travel purpose.
If it is discovered at your personal appointment that you have registered in the wrong category, you will have to book another appointment for the correct category. Further information can be found on our website: https://china.diplo.de/cn-de/service/visa-einreise
3) Please also check your spam folder to see if you have received a confirmation message.
A message will be sent within 30 minutes, depending on your email provider.
If you wish to apply for a new passport or a new identity card, you may schedule an appointment here. Applications without scheduled appointment will be refused.
Please note that the processing time for the issuance of a passport is currently up to 6 weeks; by paying an additional express fee the processing time is 2 - 3 weeks.
Important: The appointment is only valid for one person. You may apply for a passport and/or ID card with one appointment. For multiple family members, individual appointments need to be scheduled with the information of each applicant; in the case of minors the information of the each child is required.
All passport applicants must appear in person. This also applies to minors and infants.
Appointments scheduled with false information will be canceled by the Consulate General.
Please read the leaflet on this Consulate General's website and bring all required documents to the appointment; incomplete applications will be refused.
If you wish to apply for a first German passport for a child born in China, a birth registration might be required beforehand. In these cases, please do not schedule a passport appointment! Instead, please send an e-mail to this Consulate General and you will receive information if a passport can be applied for right away or if an appointment for birth registration/name declarationin the category "Family Affairs" has to be scheduled first.
The required application forms can be found here:
You will find the required documents in the following information sheets: Passport und Identity card.
Further important information on the application process, e.g. passport applications for minors, can be found HERE.
The application documents must be submitted as originals or certified copies.
You can buy biometric passport photos (35x45mm) here:
- Shanghai Center, Room West Office 105A, No. 1376, West Nanjing Road, Jingan District, Shanghai
- Photo booth at Jing'an Temple Metro Station
- Photo booth in the German Consulate General in Shanghai
Would you like to register the birth of your child and apply for a German birth certifiacte?
You got married abroad and want to register your marriage in Germany to get a German marriage certificate?
Have you been divorced abroad and would like to have your divorce recognized in German jurisdiction and/or return to your name before marriage?
Would you like to recognize paternity to a child under German law?
In these cases it is necessary to contact the Consulate General in Shanghai beforehand. Please do not book an appointment until you have received a booking code from the Consulate General.
Please send an e-mail with your request to rk-information@shan.diplo.de
All information on civil status and the required documents can be found HERE
Multiple appointments or appointments scheduled with obviously false information or which have been scheduled without the proper booking code will be canceled by the Consulate General.
The Consulate General Shanghai can only certify signatures on documents that are linked to the German jurisdiction. Clients must have their habitual residence either in Shanghai, Anhui, Zhejiang or Jiangsu. Should you reside in another province, please refer to the competent German mission.
A certified signature may be required for:
- Power of Attorney
- Notarial approvals (“Genehmigungserklärung”, e.g. real estate deals, divorce agreements.)
- Waiving an inheritance
- Application for a certificate of no impediment to marriage
- Any other declaration that may by law require a certified signature
PLEASE NOTE! You do not need to book an appointment to have your signature certified when applying for a certificate of good conduct (Führungszeugnis).
Please consult the information on our website first: Chinese or German.
To certify your signature, the following documents must be presented:
- A valid passport (a Chinese ID Card cannot be accepted)
- The document that has to be signed
- In case the signee should not understand German, a written translation into Chinese (or English, if the signee’s English language skills are sufficient) is required
The fee for a certification of signature is: 56,43 €uro. The fee is payable in RMB cash or through international credit cards (Master or Visa); the card will be debited in Euros.
If you are unsure whether you have gathered all required documents or you want to know beforehand if your signature can be certified on documents at the Consulate General, please e-mail copies of the relevant documents to
rk-information@shan.diplo.de
Please note: The German Consulate General is not allowed to certify signatures on bank documents due to money-laundering regulations.
Multiple appointments or appointments that have been scheduled under false pretenses will be deleted and the e-mail-address of the sender blocked by the Consulate General.
One appointment is for one person and max. 3 documents only!
To continue booking an appointment for a signature certification, click 'Continue' after the Chinese version.
德国驻上海总领事馆只对用于德国法律范围内使用的证书/文件进行签名公证。此外，本馆只为常住地为上海、安徽、浙江或江苏的申请人进行签名公证！ 如果您住在本馆辖区以外的地方，请联系负责您所在省市的德国驻华使领馆。
签字公证，如：
- 委托书
- 批准声明
- 放弃继承的申请
- 可婚证明的申请
- 其它需要进行签字公证的声明
请注意！办理德国无犯罪记录证明申请表格上的签字公证无需预约。
来馆办理之前，请仔细阅读我们网站上的相关信息。
要进行签字公证，通常需要提交如下材料：
- 有效护照（仅出示中国身份证是不够的）
- 要签署的声明
如果签字人德语程度不足，则必须附书面的中文译文。如果签字人有足够的英语水平并被领事官员认可，也可出示英文翻译件。
如果签字人不确定所需提交的材料是否完整，或是否可以办理该公证，请将所要签署的文件材料寄至rk-information@shan.diplo.de 进行预审。
一份签字公证的固定费用为56,43欧元，只能以人民币现金缴纳或用已开通欧元支付功能的国际信用卡（万事达卡或维萨卡）进行支付。
重要提示：根据相关法律规定（反洗钱法），不予办理银行业务所需的签字公证或身份核实（除限制提款帐户的开设）。
领事馆会定期取消那些明显使用不正确的信息所进行的预约。
每个预约只能用于一人，最多可进行三个文件的办理。
如果一个文件上同时需要多人签名，则只需一个预约。 该情况下，请在“Art des Rechtsgeschäfts/法务类型”下给出在所选的预约时间一同前来签字的人数。
如果您有三个以上的文件需要公证，则需进行两个预约。
要继续预约签名公证，请单击中文版的“Weiter/下一步”。