For a Spain visa appointment from Taunton, the official route for residents of Somerset is the BLS Spain Visa Application Centre in London. Check that you meet the residence and visa requirements before choosing this centre.
Want help monitoring for a suitable date? Spain Visa Alerts’ London appointment search sends notifications when a matching appointment is detected. You still make the booking personally through BLS.
Somerset residents are routed to London
BLS asks applicants to select the consular district where they reside. Its UK district selector assigns Somerset to London, so Taunton residents whose actual residence is in Somerset should follow that route. The London centre is at 20 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AG. BLS identifies itself as the official partner of the Embassy of Spain in London.
This is a residence-based route, not a guarantee of an individual application’s acceptance. You must meet applicable immigration and visa requirements, and applications made outside the intended consular jurisdiction will not be accepted. Check your residence details against the official BLS UK visa site before arranging an appointment.
Check Spain is the right country for your trip
The London BLS site lists Tourist Visit as a short-term visa category for stays of up to 90 days. This route is for a qualifying visit, not every reason for travelling to Spain. Review the category and requirements on BLS’s Tourist Visit page before selecting an appointment.
If your Schengen itinerary includes other countries, BLS says Spain must be the country where you spend the most time. When your stays are equal in several Schengen countries, Spain must be your first point of entry. Check your planned dates and route against this rule before searching, so you do not pursue an appointment for the wrong destination.
If no suitable dates appear
An empty calendar can be frustrating, but it is a prompt to get application-ready rather than guess when another date may appear. Keep checking the official booking channel and only consider dates you could attend in London. Do not base plans on an assumed release day or time.
A date is useful only if it fits your travel plans and you can complete the application properly. Make sure you have time to check the requirements, gather the supporting material and arrange the journey to the centre. If your travel date is approaching, review your options promptly rather than treating a notification as a confirmed appointment.
Use the waiting time to prepare
Start with BLS’s current tourism checklist and Schengen application form. Read the checklist carefully, then work through each requirement and check that the details on your form match your plans and supporting papers.
Prepare digital or printed copies as required by the checklist, and make a short list of anything still outstanding. Check that names, dates and travel information are consistent across your documents. Having the application organised before a date appears makes it easier to judge whether you can attend and complete the next steps without rushing.
What an appointment alert does
Spain Visa Alerts’ search starts after confirmed payment. When a matching appointment is detected, this route sends an email notification. SMS is available where enabled, supported and possible, but delivery by your mobile carrier is not guaranteed.
A notification does not reserve or hold a date. If one arrives, check that the appointment suits your plans, then complete the booking yourself through the official BLS appointment portal. Booking is personal and subject to what the provider makes available when you access the portal; notification and booking speed are not guaranteed.
Choose a date you can attend in London
Before booking, consider the London centre’s address and whether you can attend on the date shown. The centre is at 20 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AG. Allow time to check your documents and make practical arrangements for the appointment, rather than selecting a date based only on its availability.
For Somerset residents who have confirmed that London is their correct route, start a London appointment search with Spain Visa Alerts. Prepare your application while you wait, assess any notification promptly and use BLS to make your own booking.