For a Portugal tourist visa appointment from Cricklewood, the relevant centre is the VFS Portugal Visa Application Centre in London, at 66 Wilson Street, EC2A 2BT.
Centre and route research checked 2 October 2026
Every route below is linked to a current appointment provider and an active Cancellation Finder product.
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Distances start from the centre of Cricklewood and follow a road route where available.
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.
Check the France route page and your appointment confirmation before travelling.
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 from Cricklewood, the relevant centre is the VFS Portugal Visa Application Centre in London, at 66 Wilson Street, EC2A 2BT. Greater London appears on the centre’s residence list, but your legal residence and visa circumstances must fit the route.
If London is the correct centre for you, MyVisaPing’s London Portugal appointment finder offers optional paid notifications when matching appointments are detected. You book personally through VFS.
VFS lists Greater London among the locations whose residents can apply at its London Portugal centre. The relevant question is where you legally reside, not simply whether London is nearby or convenient. Check the official London residence list against your actual residence before looking for an appointment.
VFS is the outsourced representative for the Portuguese Consulate in London. Applicants in its jurisdiction must submit in London. Those assigned to the Portuguese Consulate in Manchester must use Manchester or Edinburgh instead. The published lists use some historical place names, so do not assume that a similar modern place name proves your eligibility.
This page concerns the short-stay tourist category, which VFS describes as leisure, recreation or sightseeing with accommodation arranged by the applicant. For a multi-country Schengen trip, Portugal must be the sole destination or the main destination by length of stay or purpose. If no main destination can be determined, the first external Schengen border you plan to cross determines the competent country.
Applications should be made in the country where you legally reside. UK submission normally requires a valid passport or travel document and a valid UK residence permit. If you hold a UK short-stay C visa, do not assume that ordinary tourism applications are accepted: VFS says acceptance is limited to essential travel and subject to the mission’s assessment. Check VFS Portugal’s UK guidance before proceeding.
Check VFS’s requirements for your category before assembling the application. The linked tourist checklist is dated August 2025, so confirm the latest instructions directly with VFS rather than assuming that an older checklist remains current. Typical preparation includes a completed and signed form, a personal statement explaining the trip, and a passport that meets the stated validity and blank-page requirements.
Check that travel and accommodation evidence covers the whole itinerary, including travel between Schengen countries if relevant. The published checklist also describes insurance for the entire stay and bank statements covering three months. It accepts a digital share code as UK residence evidence. Keep originals available and prepare photocopies as instructed. The VFS checklist is a useful reference, alongside current provider guidance.
VFS requires every applicant, including children and infants, to attend in person with an appointment booked online. Before booking, check that you can attend at the selected time and have your documents ready. A minor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, not centre staff.
The London centre lists submission hours as Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 13:00. Confirm hours and practical details on the London centre page before travelling. If no suitable date appears, keep to the centre and category appropriate to your circumstances: a date at another centre does not by itself make you eligible to apply there.
You can check appointments through VFS’s official booking service. MyVisaPing is optional search support. On this route, the search begins after confirmed payment, and email notifications are sent when a matching appointment is detected. SMS is available where enabled, supported and possible; carrier delivery is not guaranteed.
A notification does not reserve or hold a date. You still need to book personally through the official provider, and notification or booking speed is not guaranteed. If you want this additional search support, start a MyVisaPing search for London Portugal appointments.
Pair each destination with its named centre before leaving Cricklewood. Spain uses BLS, Italy uses the Pocock Street VFS centre, France uses TLScontact in Wandsworth, and the listed VFS routes use the Wilson Street VFS centre. Do not substitute a nearby address.
Use the 27-minute estimate only as a starting point. It is calculated from Cricklewood's centre, while your own departure point, traffic and road closures may change the journey. Check the confirmed postcode before setting off, especially when choosing between different London addresses.
Read the centre guidance after selecting the route, not just the city. VFS destination pages and confirmations matter, BLS requires category documents and confirmation, and TLScontact points France applicants to its route page. Check the provider page for current arrival, submission and document instructions.
If you use the Cancellation Finder, treat an email and SMS notification as information to verify, not as a held appointment. Availability changes, so open the official provider page before arranging travel. Keep your selected route, confirmation and centre address together until the application visit is complete.
This guide was researched on 2 October 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.