For a Portugal tourist visa appointment, the listed London centre is the VFS Portugal Visa Application Centre at 66 Wilson Street, EC2A 2BT, London.
Centre and route research checked 2 October 2026
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Distances start from the centre of Acton and follow a road route where available.
Check the France route page and your appointment confirmation before travelling.
Attend only with the documents and appointment confirmation required for your visa category.
Check the Italy appointment confirmation before travelling because provider instructions can change.
VFS addresses can vary by destination. This centre is linked only to the routes listed on this page.
Driving distances and times are estimates calculated from the centre of the named location. Live traffic, road closures and the applicant starting point can change the journey.
For a Portugal tourist visa appointment, the listed London centre is the VFS Portugal Visa Application Centre at 66 Wilson Street, EC2A 2BT, London. Whether you can apply there depends on your legal residence and application circumstances.
If you would rather receive an alert than keep checking the calendar, MyVisaPing’s London Portugal appointment alerts notify you when a matching appointment is detected.
VFS lists Greater London among the residence areas accepted for the London centre. Check the official London residence list against where you legally live. An address or a convenient journey to London is not, by itself, proof that you can apply there.
The list includes historical and overlapping place names, so contact VFS if you cannot match your residence confidently. Applicants in areas assigned to the Portuguese Consulate in Manchester must apply at Manchester or Edinburgh instead. UK applicants normally need a valid passport or travel document and valid UK residence permission. VFS operates the London centre for the Portuguese Consulate in London.
This page is about the short-stay Tourist category, which VFS describes as leisure travel with accommodation arranged by the applicant. Portugal must be your only Schengen destination or the main destination of a multi-country trip. The main destination depends on how long you stay or the purpose of the visit. If no main destination can be determined, the first Schengen external-border entry state is responsible.
UK short-stay C-visa holders should not assume they can use the ordinary tourist route. VFS says acceptance is limited to essential travel and subject to the mission’s assessment. If your purpose is not leisure, check the appropriate Portugal visa type before looking for an appointment.
Decide which dates you could genuinely attend in London, allowing for work, childcare and document preparation. VFS requires every applicant, including children and infants, to attend in person with an appointment booked online. A parent or guardian must accompany a minor.
You can check dates yourself through the official VFS Portugal booking service. If none suit, keep your search focused on the correct centre and category. MyVisaPing offers optional search support: you book personally through VFS if you receive a notification, and the notification does not reserve a place.
Organise your signed application, a personal statement explaining the trip, passport evidence and proof of UK residence. VFS accepts a digital share code as residence evidence. Its guidance says the passport must have at least two blank pages, have been issued within the last ten years and remain valid for three months after leaving the Schengen area.
For a tourist trip, prepare travel and accommodation evidence covering the whole itinerary, including journeys between Schengen countries if you are visiting more than one. VFS also requires insurance for the full stay and Schengen area, with at least €30,000 cover for medical emergencies and repatriation.
Check the VFS document checklist while you search. It requests three months of bank statements, among other evidence. The linked checklist is labelled August 2025, so confirm current requirements and bring originals with photocopies where required.
VFS lists submission hours as Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 13:00. Check the London centre information for current arrangements and closures before travelling. The centre lists card payment and says cash is accepted only at the London centre.
The centre describes wheelchair access ramps and accessible lifts. If you need assistance, VFS encourages you to bring someone to help. Its page also links to guidance on what to bring, so use that alongside the checklist when assembling your appointment-day folder.
MyVisaPing starts searching after confirmed payment. When it detects a matching appointment on this email-enabled route, it sends an email notification. SMS is available where enabled, supported and possible, but carrier delivery is not guaranteed. Neither notification nor booking speed is guaranteed.
You remain in control of whether a date suits you and complete the official booking yourself. If the London centre and tourist route fit your circumstances, start a London Portugal appointment search with MyVisaPing. Keep your documents ready so you can assess a notification against your actual availability.
Before leaving, confirm the destination, provider and centre address against your appointment confirmation. London has separate listed locations for TLScontact, BLS International and VFS Global, so do not rely on a generic London address.
The Acton estimates are calculated from the location centre, not your door. Traffic, road closures and your starting point may change the 25 to 34 minute figures, so build sensible contingency into the trip and check the journey again before departure.
Use the document list for your visa category, keep your appointment confirmation accessible, and review the provider's latest instructions. For France, Spain and Italy, official route and consular guidance is supplied alongside the centre information.
Use the document list for your visa category, keep your appointment confirmation accessible, and review the provider's latest instructions. For France, Spain and Italy, official route and consular guidance is supplied alongside the centre information.
This guide was researched on 2 October 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.