Oldham has three supported application centres listed in Manchester, with a separate London BLS option for Spain.
Centre and route research checked 2 August 2026
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Distances start from the centre of Oldham and follow a road route where available.
The centre is close to Piccadilly Gardens. Check the France provider page for appointment-specific arrival instructions.
Check the current submission time and courier requirements before travelling.
Check the destination-specific VFS page and appointment confirmation before travelling.
Attend only with the documents and appointment confirmation required for your visa category.
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.
Oldham has three supported application centres listed in Manchester, with a separate London BLS option for Spain. The nearest by supplied driving distance is TLScontact Manchester at 1 Portland Street, shown as 7.4 miles away and 21 minutes from Oldham's centre. The Cancellation Finder can send email and SMS notifications about appointment availability. Applicants must confirm the current destination-specific provider instructions and appointment confirmation before travelling, because availability and instructions can change.
The nearest supported centre listed for Oldham is TLScontact Manchester Visa Application Centre, 1 Portland Street, Manchester M1 3BE. Its supplied estimate is 7.4 miles and 21 minutes by driving from the centre of Oldham. BLS Spain is at Unit 1, 205 Chapel Street, Salford, while VFS Global is at 50 Devonshire Street North, Manchester. These are separate centres, so use the provider, destination and address in your confirmation before travelling.
Manchester's highlighted routes are France through TLScontact, Spain through BLS International, and Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal through VFS Global. The supplied list also includes Spain at the BLS London centre. Check the destination guidance and jurisdiction requirements for your circumstances before choosing a centre; a listed route is not a universal instruction for every applicant in every case, so check before booking your appointment.
The Manchester centres are separate locations, even though they serve the same application city. TLScontact is on Portland Street, BLS Spain is in Salford on Chapel Street, and VFS Global is on Devonshire Street North. The TLScontact listing says it is close to Piccadilly Gardens. Confirm the destination, provider and postcode in your appointment details before setting out for the correct centre on the day.
From the centre of Oldham, the listed Manchester estimates are 7.4 miles and 21 minutes for TLScontact, 8.3 miles and 22 minutes for BLS Spain, and 10.6 miles and 20 minutes for VFS Global. London Spain is 209.3 miles and 250 minutes. These are estimated driving figures, affected by traffic, closures and starting point. Treat them as planning figures, not fixed arrival times for your appointment.
Use the provider name and address on your confirmation rather than assuming the nearest centre is correct. France uses TLScontact, Spain uses BLS International, and Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal use the listed VFS Global centre in Manchester; the separate London option is for Spain.
Have your visa-category documents and appointment confirmation ready. Spain applicants should check BLS International's current submission and courier requirements; France applicants should review TLScontact's arrival guidance; VFS applicants should use the destination-specific instructions.
Do not plan around the 20 to 22-minute Manchester estimates without a margin. They are driving estimates from the centre of Oldham, and live traffic, road closures or your own starting point can change the trip. London Spain has a separate 250-minute estimate.
Do not plan around the 20 to 22-minute Manchester estimates without a margin. They are driving estimates from the centre of Oldham, and live traffic, road closures or your own starting point can change the trip. London Spain has a separate 250-minute estimate.
This guide was researched on 2 August 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.