Planning a visa appointment from Columbia, South Carolina, may involve travelling to Washington DC, where the supplied listings include centres for Spain, France, Italy and Germany.
Centre and route research checked 2 August 2026
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Distances start from the centre of Columbia and follow a road route where available.
This location is linked only to the Spain route. Confirm your consular jurisdiction before booking.
Check the appointment confirmation and current security instructions before travelling.
Appointments are required and the embassy does not provide on-site parking.
Confirm that this mission covers your place of residence and visa category 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.
Planning a visa appointment from Columbia, South Carolina, may involve travelling to Washington DC, where the supplied listings include centres for Spain, France, Italy and Germany. The nearest supported listing is the BLS Spain Visa Application Centre on L Street NW, with a supplied driving estimate of 539 minutes from the centre of Columbia. This guide sets out the listed routes, centre addresses, jurisdiction reminders and practical appointment-day checks. Availability changes, so confirm current provider instructions before booking or travelling.
Columbia's nearest supported entry is the BLS Spain Visa Application Centre, Washington, at 1660 L Street NW, Second Floor, Suite 216, Washington, DC 20036. The supplied estimate is 539 driving minutes from the centre of the named location. The TLScontact Washington centre at 1899 L Street NW is listed for France, while the Embassy of Italy Visa Office and German Embassy are also in Washington. These are the supported listings shown here, not a complete list of every provider centre.
The four listed route entries are Spain through BLS International, France through TLScontact, Italy through the Embassy or Consulate route, and Germany through the Embassy or Consulate route, all with Washington DC as the application city. The Spain listing specifically says it is linked only to that route. For Germany, confirm the mission covers your place of residence and visa category; for all destinations, use current official guidance before booking. That confirmation matters before a long journey.
The journey figures should be treated as planning estimates rather than fixed arrival times. They are calculated from the centre of Columbia, and live traffic, road closures or your actual starting point can change the result. The listed Washington entries have different addresses: BLS Spain is at 1660 L Street NW, TLScontact at 1899 L Street NW, Italy at 3000 Whitehaven Street NW and Germany at 4645 Reservoir Road NW. Check the exact address on your confirmation before setting off for Washington.
Because the supplied Columbia-to-Washington estimates are substantial, build flexibility into the travel plan without assuming that an earlier departure resolves every risk. For the Italy office, appointments are required and the supplied guidance says there is no on-site parking. For TLScontact, check the appointment confirmation and current security instructions. If Spain is your route, remember that the BLS listing is route-specific and jurisdiction should be confirmed before booking. Use the official page for the final instructions.
For Spain, confirm your consular jurisdiction before booking. For Germany, confirm that the mission covers your place of residence and visa category. Make both checks before committing to the Washington journey or relying on an email and SMS notification.
The two L Street NW addresses serve different listed routes: BLS Spain is at 1660 L Street NW, while TLScontact is at 1899 L Street NW. Check the full address and route together, rather than assuming one Washington centre serves every destination.
The supplied 539-minute driving estimate starts at Columbia's named centre and may change with traffic, road closures or your actual starting point. Once an appointment is confirmed, build sensible flexibility into the journey instead of treating the estimate as exact.
For TLScontact, check the appointment confirmation and current security instructions. For Italy, remember that appointments are required and on-site parking is not provided. Keep the relevant provider guidance with the confirmed address before travelling to Washington.
This guide was researched on 2 August 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.