China: the essentials

Emergency numbers, the embassies of Albania and Kosovo, visas for both passports and official travel advice for China. Every fact has its source and the date we checked it.

Emergency numbers

Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) travel advice: China — getting help · checked 25 October 2026

Embassies and consulates

For passports, documents and help when you are in trouble.

Missions of Albania

Embassy — Pekin / Beijing

Guang Hua Lu 28, Beijing

Phone: +86 10 6532 1120

Consular emergency line: +86 166 0001 0844

Source: Ambasada e Republikës së Shqipërisë në Kinë (ambasadat.gov.al) · checked 25 October 2026

China: missions in Kosovo and Albania

China in Albania

Essentials for Albania · All foreign embassies and offices there

Embassy — Tiranë / Tirana

Rr. “Skënderbej”, Nr. 57, Tirana, Albania

Phone: (+355) 4 2 232 385

Email: chinaemb_al@mfa.gov.cn

Source: Albania MFA Diplomatic List, February 2026 (official) · checked 26 October 2026

Visas and entry

Rules change. Before any trip, check the official source and your passport expiry date. This is general information, not legal advice.

With an Albanian passport

Ordinary Albanian passports do not need a visa since 18 March 2023, under the China–Albania agreement. You can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Source: National Immigration Administration of China: mutual visa exemption agreements (April 2025) · checked 25 October 2026

With a Kosovo passport

Official travel and safety advice

The UK government (FCDO) publishes official advice on safety, local laws, health and risks in China. It is written for British travellers, but most of it applies to everyone.

Read the FCDO advice Updated by the FCDO on 27 August 2026

Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) foreign travel advice: China · checked 25 October 2026

Found a mistake? Tell us.