For a Spain visa appointment from Gloucester, the listed centre is BLS London. The official district selector assigns Gloucestershire to London, so start by following that route rather than choosing a centre by convenience.
Prepare your application and check the BLS booking portal. If you want notifications when a matching London appointment is detected, use Spain Visa Alerts’ London appointment finder.
Follow the Gloucestershire district
BLS asks applicants to select the consular district where they reside and lists Gloucestershire under London. The London Spain Visa Application Centre is at 20 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AG. Check that your actual residence matches the district before proceeding; applications from outside the intended jurisdiction will not be accepted.
BLS identifies itself as the official partner of the Embassy of Spain in London. Its London centre page provides centre information and links to appointment booking. Use the BLS UK selector if you need to check how your residence is allocated.
Choose the correct visit category
For tourism, BLS London lists Tourist Visit as a short-term visa category, with a maximum stay of 90 days. Read the Tourist Visit instructions and compare the category with the purpose of your trip before filling in an application.
For a Schengen application through this centre, Spain must be the country where you spend the most time. If your stays are equal in several Schengen countries, Spain must be your first point of entry. Make this destination check before selecting an appointment route.
Use BLS resources to prepare
Read the London Tourist Visit information before checking the calendar. Work through the current instructions against your own trip and mark anything you still need to arrange. This gives you a practical preparation list without relying on paperwork saved from a different application.
Set aside time to complete the application information carefully and check it against your travel plans. Keep any unresolved questions together and ask BLS for clarification before attending. If tourism is not your purpose, return to the visa information for the relevant type rather than using Tourist Visit instructions for a different category.
Check appointment options directly
Use the BLS appointment portal to check the London booking options. If no suitable appointment appears, return to the official portal to check again, and use the interval to finish preparing your application rather than switching to a centre outside your district.
Before selecting a date, consider whether you can attend in London and whether your application is ready to proceed. BLS manages the booking, and you complete the appointment booking personally through its portal.
The Gloucestershire entry and the broad England entry are not interchangeable choices. Use the named county allocation when selecting your residence district. If the account displays a different centre, stop and check the selection before continuing; a more convenient appointment does not change your consular jurisdiction.
Set up matching appointment alerts
Spain Visa Alerts starts searching after confirmed payment and sends email notifications when a matching appointment is detected on this route. Set up the search for the London route and use an email address you can check promptly.
SMS notifications are available where enabled, supported and possible, but delivery by a mobile carrier is not guaranteed. Alerts are an additional way to hear about a matching appointment; they do not replace the official BLS booking process.
When an alert arrives
Review the date and decide whether it works for your plans. A notification does not reserve or hold the appointment, and notification or booking speed is not guaranteed. If the date suits, go to the official BLS portal and complete the booking yourself.
Keep the relevant application information to hand so you can act without searching for your documents again. Check the appointment details on the official portal before confirming, and make sure you can attend the London centre on the date shown.
Get your London search ready
Confirm the route, choose the correct visa category and work through the relevant BLS resources. Then check the official portal for an appointment that fits. To add matching notifications to your search, start a London appointment alert with Spain Visa Alerts, and complete any booking through BLS.