Spanish Consulate in London
The Consulate General of Spain in London is the office for Greater London and the south and east of England, and also for Jersey, Guernsey and the British Overseas Territories, Gibraltar included.
It sits on Draycott Place, in Chelsea, a short walk from Sloane Square, and it is the office people usually mean when they search for the Spanish embassy in London: the Embassy, in Belgravia, does not handle passports or visas.
How to book an appointment at the Spanish consulate in London
At the Consulate General of Spain in London, almost everything you do in person starts with an appointment.
For passports, the Consulate General of Spain in London uses a dedicated passport booking platform that asks for your consular registration number and a personal key sent by email. For an NIE number, the booking goes by email to [email protected]; the £8.65 fee is paid by card on the day.
Visas are not lodged at the consulate: they go to the BLS centre, which books its own appointments.
Booking costs nothing. Fees are paid for the procedure itself, at the appointment.
Two things change how you prepare. Joining the consular register in London is done by post only, and without that registration number the passport booking platform will not let you in. And visas are not lodged on Draycott Place but at the BLS centre on St Andrew Street, in the City, which books its own appointments.
How to cancel an appointment at the Spanish consulate in London
If you cannot make it, cancel: someone else is waiting for that slot.
Cancel through the same booking link you used. If the appointment was arranged by email, reply to [email protected].
How to get to the Spanish consulate in London
The office is at 20 Draycott Place, London SW3 2RZ.
Real reviews of the Spanish consulate in London
These are some of the reviews people leave on Google, summarised in their own words and without polish.
Average of 2.5 stars from 1992 Google reviews at the time of writing.
Opinions split along a date line: several 2026 reviews say passport appointments are now quick and the staff friendly, while others still complain about the website, the booking system and phones nobody answers.
In and out in fifteen minutes with his passport renewed. He would improve the website, but found the staff inside kind and helpful.
Borja D.
Renewing her own passport and getting a first one for her child felt convoluted: several steps that did not join up, and poor organisation.
Maria L.
The staff at the counters are kind now, she says, but some still speak to people condescendingly. She asks for every form to be on the website and for appointments to open more than two weeks ahead.
Esther I.
What are the opening hours of the Spanish consulate in London?
The Consulate General of Spain in London opens Monday to Friday, 8:15 am to 2:30 pm. Since 30 March 2026 the information desk takes walk-ins in those hours; procedures still need an appointment.
What is the phone number of the Spanish consulate in London?
The published number is 020 7589 8989 (+44 20 7589 8989 from abroad).
What can you get done at the Spanish consulate in London?
The Consulate General of Spain in London handles Spanish passports, NIE numbers, consular registration, civil registry (births, marriages, nationality), notarial acts and the national visas of its district, lodged through BLS.
Its BLS visa centre is at 20 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AG.
What you can sort out without going to the consulate
- Check whether you need a visa at all: with a British passport you can visit Spain for up to 90 days in any 180 without one.
- Order a Spanish birth certificate by email or post: it is free at all three consulates and needs no appointment.
- Join the consular register in London by post: it is the only way London takes it, and the number arrives by email.
Checked against the official pages on 10 November 2026.
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