BLS Spain Visa centres in London, Manchester and Edinburgh
BLS International runs the three centres where Spain takes visa applications in the UK. It does not decide anything: it collects the file, takes fingerprints and passes everything to the consulate, which issues or refuses the visa.
The centre you use is not a matter of convenience. It is the one for the consulate whose district you live in.
The three centres
London: 20 St Andrew Street, EC4A 3AG, for the Consulate General in London. Manchester: Unit 1, 205 Chapel Street, Salford M3 5PF, for Manchester; its consulate gives drop-off hours of Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, and the phone +44 20 3807 0750.
Edinburgh: 6 Dock Place, Suite 1A, Leith EH6 6LU, for Edinburgh.
What goes through BLS and what does not
Schengen visas and the long-stay national visas go through BLS: non-lucrative, digital nomad, student, work, family reunification. The consulate pages for each visa name the BLS centre as the place of submission.
What BLS does not handle: NIE numbers, which Manchester takes at its own counter by appointment, and anything for Spanish nationals, such as passports or civil registry.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| London | 20 St Andrew Street, EC4A 3AG |
| Manchester | Unit 1, 205 Chapel Street, Salford M3 5PF |
| Edinburgh | 6 Dock Place, Suite 1A, Leith EH6 6LU |
| 2026 service charge | £14.85 |
- The BLS appointment for your city
- The visa form, signed
- Your original passport and a copy
- The documents listed in your visa’s guide
- The visa fee and the BLS charge
Fees and appointments
The visa fee is paid as set in the consulate's list, and BLS adds a service charge of £14.85 in 2026. Appointments are booked on the BLS website for the right city; London's consulate has sent every visa booking there since October 2023.
When the wait runs long
The decision belongs to the consulate, not to BLS. Recent Google reviews of the Manchester consulate, from summer and autumn 2026, describe applications stuck well beyond the 15-day period for Schengen visas, with emails unanswered.
If you have a fixed travel date, apply as early as the rules allow, which is six months before.
The NIE is not applied for at BLS: it goes through the consulate.Related guides
Checked against the official pages on 10 November 2026.
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