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Royal Thai Embassy · China (Shanghai)

🇨🇳Royal Thai Embassy · Shanghai

Consular jurisdiction: เซี่ยงไฮ้ + 6 มณฑลใกล้เคียง. ครอบคลุม Yangtze River Delta

Address
3F, Crystal Century Tower, 567 Weihai Rd, Shanghai
Contact
+86 21-6288-3030
thaiscg@thaiconsul.sh.cn
Hours
จันทร์–ศุกร์ 09:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00
Turnaround & Languages
~6 business days
Languages: ไทย, อังกฤษ, จีน

Services Offered

  • พาสปอร์ต
  • รับรอง

Consular Fees (Approx.)

ServiceFee
พาสปอร์ต¥210

* Fees per Consular Affairs Dept, MFA Thailand. Please verify with the embassy before submission.

NYC prepares Thai source documents before submitting to Shanghai

Thai-issued documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, single-status affidavit, power of attorney) must be MFA-legalized/Apostilled and translated into languages the embassy accepts (ไทย / อังกฤษ / จีน) before shipping to Shanghai.

MFA LegalizationApostilleTranslationLINE Chat

Thai missions in the same region

🇯🇵
Japan
Tokyo
🇯🇵
Japan (Osaka)
Osaka
🇰🇷
South Korea
Seoul
🇨🇳
China (Beijing)
Beijing
🇨🇳
China (Guangzhou)
Guangzhou
🇸🇬
Singapore
Singapore

Regulatory updates for China (Shanghai) 2025–2026

  • China (Shanghai) is not a Hague member — Consular Legalization at the embassy in Thailand is mandatory (Apostille not accepted).
  • MFA Consular (Chaeng Watthana) accepts online booking only from Jan 2026 — reserve e-service in advance.
  • Original Thai document + MFA-certified translation must be submitted together.
  • China (some doc types) still requires Consular Legalization at the Chinese Embassy despite 2023 Hague accession.

Common mistakes that trigger rejection

  1. Using freelance translators not on the MoJ/MFA registry — China (Shanghai) refuses on sight.
  2. Name/place spelling mismatches with the passport — always cross-check.
  3. Original documents older than 6 months — some countries require ≤ 3 months.
  4. Skipping MFA and going straight to the embassy — the embassy refuses without an MFA stamp.

Anonymized micro case

A client prepared docs for China (Shanghai) themselves and was refused because the translator was off-registry and the MFA step was missing. NYCLI (DBD 0435567000061) re-translated via MoJ-registered translators, filed MFA + China (Shanghai) embassy, cleared in 6 business days — accepted first pass.

Quotable stats

6 business days
Total turnaround
Legalization
Certification type
125+
Hague Apostille members

Related services

Apostille → China (Shanghai)MFA Legalisation → China (Shanghai)Embassy Legalization hubMarriage in China (Shanghai)