Shanghai Foreign Agency Service Department (SFASD), approved by Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, was established in August, 1975. SFASD, affiliated to Shanghai Municipal People’s Government Foreign Affairs Office, is the only specialized administering department in charge of the labor employment of the Chinese employees of the foreign consular posts and news agencies in Shanghai. To meet the need of China’s reform and opening up, Shanghai Foreign Agency Service Company was built in August, 1993.

Since its establishment, Shanghai Foreign Agency Service Department (Company) has been adhering to the service principle of “Enthusiasm, Quality and Efficiency” to provide all-round and high-quality services for more than 100 foreign consulates general, foreign news agencies and foreign schools in Shanghai. Its service has not only brought great convenience to those consular officials, foreign journalists and friends who are working and living in Shanghai, but also strongly ensured the smooth operation of foreign agencies in Shanghai.

In recent years, SFASD has been advancing with the times to continuously improve its innovative service concept, broaden its service fields and enhance its service quality. Presently, with nearly 2,000 employees, SFASD has become a comprehensive foreign affairs service unit, with its services covering human resources service for foreign agencies in Shanghai, duty-free goods for diplomats, integrative service for vehicles with consular licenses, service for foreign employees, visa application service for entry and exit of Chinese citizens and so on.