TLScontact London Visa Application Centre
18 Ryeland Boulevard, Ram Quarter, Wandsworth, London SW18 1UNCheck the France route page and your appointment confirmation before travelling.
For a Portugal tourist Schengen appointment from Woking, the officially listed centre is VFS Portugal Visa Application Centre, 66 Wilson Street, London, EC2A 2BT.
Centre and route research checked 2 October 2026
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Distances start from the centre of Woking and follow a road route where available.
Check the France route page and your appointment confirmation before travelling.
Check the Italy appointment confirmation before travelling because provider instructions can change.
Attend only with the documents and appointment confirmation required for your visa category.
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 Schengen appointment from Woking, the officially listed centre is VFS Portugal Visa Application Centre, 66 Wilson Street, London, EC2A 2BT. Surrey is on London’s residence list, but check that your legal residence qualifies.
Want help monitoring for a matching date? MyVisaPing’s London Portugal search sends notifications. You book personally through VFS.
VFS lists Surrey among the areas for London applications. Applicants resident in areas under the London consulate submit in London, while those assigned to the Manchester consulate use Manchester or Edinburgh. Your residence, not convenience or proximity, determines the route. The published lists use historical place names, so confirm your position with VFS if unsure.
Apply in your country of legal residence to the Schengen country responsible for your trip. Portugal is responsible when it is your sole destination or main destination by length or purpose. If there is no main destination, responsibility lies with the country where you first intend to cross an external Schengen border. UK applications normally require a valid passport or travel document and valid UK residence permission.
The Tourist category covers leisure travel where you arrange your own accommodation. UK short-stay C-visa holders are not generally eligible for this route: acceptance is limited to essential travel and depends on the mission’s assessment. Confirm your category before searching.
Before searching, decide which dates you could attend in London. Consider work, caring responsibilities and the journey from Woking. A date is useful only if you can reach the centre and submit your application then, so identify several workable options.
After confirmed payment, MyVisaPing searches for matching appointments and sends an email when one is detected. SMS is available where enabled, supported and possible, but carrier delivery is not guaranteed. You book personally through the official provider; a notification does not reserve or hold a date.
VFS requires every applicant, including children and infants, to attend in person with an appointment booked online. Check the current category guidance and checklist, complete and sign the application form, and bring original documents with photocopies unless an original is specifically required.
For a tourist application, organise evidence covering the whole trip: transport, accommodation, travel insurance valid for the entire stay and all Schengen countries, and financial documents. The checklist requests three months of bank statements showing your name and address. Employed applicants should check employer-letter and payslip requirements; students should check the enrolment-letter requirement. Some documents need to be recent at submission.
Use VFS Portugal guidance and the checklist to check what applies. Travel and accommodation evidence should cover the full itinerary, including travel between Schengen countries if visiting more than one.
The London centre lists weekday submission hours of 08:30 to 13:00 and passport collection from 16:00 to 17:30. Check the London centre page before setting off. It lists credit or debit card payment and says cash is accepted only at the London centre.
A parent or guardian must accompany a minor; centre staff cannot do so. VFS describes wheelchair ramps and accessible lifts, and encourages customers needing assistance to bring someone to help. Keep your confirmation and documents together, and plan your journey to arrive ready.
While waiting for a date, check that your travel insurance names you, covers every Schengen country for your full stay, and provides at least €30,000 for medical emergencies and repatriation. VFS lists these conditions for Portugal applications. Keep the policy evidence with your submission documents, and recheck its dates if your itinerary changes before the appointment.
If a suitable date appears, use VFS’s official Portugal appointment booking page and complete the booking yourself. If none suits, check that you have the right centre and category, and keep your documents and possible attendance dates ready.
For notification support, start a MyVisaPing search for London Portugal appointments. Confirm your route, choose dates you can attend, and be ready to book personally with VFS if a matching notification arrives.
Check the France, Italy, Spain or VFS Global route page that matches your booking before leaving. Take the appointment confirmation and the documents required for your visa category. TLScontact, VFS Global and BLS International use different listed centre addresses, so confirm the exact one.
The Woking to TLScontact estimate is 23 miles and 41 minutes, but it is calculated from the location centre. Allow flexibility for traffic, closures and your own starting point, and avoid treating the estimate as a guaranteed arrival time.
Save the provider's official page and your confirmation where you can consult them on the day. The Cancellation Finder's email and SMS notification is not the appointment confirmation: use the provider page to verify the slot and read the latest destination-specific instructions.
Save the provider's official page and your confirmation where you can consult them on the day. The Cancellation Finder's email and SMS notification is not the appointment confirmation: use the provider page to verify the slot and read the latest destination-specific instructions.
This guide was researched on 2 October 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.