Des Moines applicants have a listed set of supported visa appointment options 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 Des Moines 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.
Des Moines applicants have a listed set of supported visa appointment options in Washington DC. The nearest centre in the supplied distance order is the German Embassy, linked to the Germany route. Italy is handled by the Embassy of Italy Visa Office, while France and Spain use TLScontact and BLS International. This guide explains the listed addresses, route coverage, jurisdiction checks and estimated driving times, then shows how the Cancellation Finder can help you follow cancellation availability without replacing official booking instructions.
The nearest listed centre for Des Moines is the German Embassy at 4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007, linked to Germany. The Embassy of Italy Visa Office at 3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008, is linked to Italy. TLScontact at 1899 L Street NW covers France, and BLS International at 1660 L Street NW, Second Floor, Suite 216, covers Spain. Each address belongs to a different destination arrangement within the supplied Washington DC list.
Before booking Germany, confirm that the mission covers your place of residence and visa category. The Spain centre is linked only to the Spain route, so confirm your consular jurisdiction there. For France, review the TLScontact appointment confirmation and current security instructions before travelling. The supplied Italian guidance states that appointments are required and that the embassy does not provide on-site parking, so include that detail in your travel planning for the appointment day itself.
The listed journey figures are driving estimates from the centre of Des Moines. The German Embassy is shown at 1,133 minutes, while the other three listed centres are shown at 1,139 minutes. These figures are not calculated from your personal starting point. Live traffic and road closures can change the journey, so allow flexibility when arranging travel for the Washington DC appointment and avoid treating the estimate as an exact schedule on the day itself.
Washington DC contains several different listed addresses, so match the address to the destination before departure. The German Embassy guidance calls for a residence and visa-category check; the Spain centre requires consular-jurisdiction confirmation. TLScontact asks you to check the confirmation and security instructions. No public transport arrangement is supplied here, so use current official guidance for the final plan before setting out from Des Moines to Washington DC for your appointment. Keep it practical and flexible.
Start with the destination and jurisdiction. For Germany, confirm that the mission covers your place of residence and visa category. For Spain, confirm consular jurisdiction before booking. These checks belong before you commit to travel to the listed Washington DC address.
Keep Germany, Italy, France and Spain as separate choices when reviewing centres. The supplied list links each destination to its own mission or provider. Match the official booking page, address and confirmation, rather than assuming that one Washington DC location handles every application.
The journey estimate from Des Moines is only a planning reference. The listed times are based on the centre of the city, while live traffic, road closures and your actual starting point may alter the result. Leave flexibility around the appointment instead of fixing a rigid schedule.
The Italy guidance says the embassy does not provide on-site parking. Do not add an assumed parking option to your plan. Check the official address and current instructions, then allow extra time for locating the correct building after the long journey from Des Moines.
This guide was researched on 2 August 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.