Boise applicants using a supported Germany, Italy, France or Spain route may need to plan for an appointment in Washington DC.
Centre and route research checked 2 August 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 Boise and follow a road route where available.
Confirm that this mission covers your place of residence and visa category before booking.
Appointments are required and the embassy does not provide on-site parking.
Check the appointment confirmation and current security instructions before travelling.
This location is linked only to the Spain route. Confirm your consular jurisdiction before booking.
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.
Boise applicants using a supported Germany, Italy, France or Spain route may need to plan for an appointment in Washington DC. The supplied centre list places the nearest option at the German Embassy, with further listed options for Italy, France and Spain. This guide brings the routes together, explains what the journey estimates mean, and sets out practical checks for the appointment day. Availability changes, so confirm the current provider instructions and booking details before committing to travel.
For Boise, the nearest supported centre in the supplied catalogue is the German Embassy, Washington, at 4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007. Its linked route is Germany, handled by an Embassy or Consulate. The centre guidance says to confirm that the mission covers your place of residence and visa category before booking. Treat that check as part of your application planning, rather than assuming that the closest listed centre is suitable for every applicant.
The other Washington DC locations support the remaining supplied routes. The Embassy of Italy Visa Office at 3000 Whitehaven Street NW is linked to Italy; appointments are required and the embassy does not provide on-site parking. TLScontact Washington Visa Application Centre, at 1899 L Street NW, Suite 500, supports France. BLS Spain Visa Application Centre, at 1660 L Street NW, Second Floor, Suite 216, is linked only to Spain and asks applicants to confirm consular jurisdiction before booking.
The journey figures for Boise are estimates calculated from the centre of the named location, using the supplied OpenStreetMap OSRM source. The listed driving times run from 2,494 minutes for the German Embassy to 2,500 minutes for the Italy office, with the TLScontact and BLS centres listed at 2,501 minutes. These figures are not fixed: live traffic, road closures and your actual starting point can change the journey. Plan rest breaks and, if needed, accommodation rather than relying on a same-day arrival.
Use the centre card for the verified distance and remember that the journey estimate starts from Boise's centre, then compare it with your own departure plan. The listed addresses are separate Washington DC locations, so check the exact centre against your confirmation before setting out. For Italy, remember that on-site parking is not provided. For France, check the appointment confirmation and current security instructions before travelling; apply the same careful review to every route listed here as well before departure.
Review the official appointment confirmation before leaving Boise. Check the Washington DC centre name, address, date and time, then compare them with the current provider instructions. The Cancellation Finder update is not a substitute for the provider's booking confirmation.
Match the destination country in your booking to the correct Washington DC centre: Germany, Italy, France and Spain are tied to different listed locations. Recheck the route title, provider name and address on your confirmation, because a nearby address may belong to another route.
The supplied drive estimates are lengthy, so plan rest breaks and accommodation if needed. Leave generous time for the confirmed address, since traffic, road closures and your actual starting point can change the journey time.
Before travelling to TLScontact, read the appointment confirmation and current security instructions. Keep your confirmed booking details available, and use the relevant official guidance for the other listed centres when checking the address and arrival plan.
This guide was researched on 2 August 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.