New handling fee for long-stay visa applications from 01/07/2026
As of July 1, 2026, the fee for long-stay visas is €250 / £225. Do you already have an appointment? If your appointment is scheduled for after June 30, you will have to pay £225 when submitting your D-visa application
Appointment delays
You will notice that all EU embassies in London are struggling at the moment and have long delays for appointments.
Please note that the Embassy does not work with external agencies and that appointments are free of charge.
When making an appointment, the online TLS system will show a calendar of available appointments relating to your visa category in real time.
Our booking calendar shows 4 weeks of appointments. New appointments are released into the booking system each day for J+7. They get booked up very quickly, that is why you are advised to arrange an appointment several weeks before your travel.
Unfortunately, we are unable to help you find an earlier slot.
Emergencies:
A very limited number of expedited appointments can be offered on a discretionary basis in exceptional, urgent and unforeseen circumstances (such as medical emergencies), based on the supporting documents provided by email.
Tourist trips or last minute school or university trips will not be considered as genuine emergencies.
Somali Applicants
The Council of the European Union has decided to temporarily restrict visa provision for Somali nationals. This decision follows an assessment by the European Commission, which concludes that cooperation by Somalia on readmitting its nationals staying irregularly in the EU is insufficient.
As a result, as of 10/07/2026, it will no longer be possible for Schengen member states:
- to issue multiple entry visas to Somali nationals: only single-entry visas will be issued:
- to waive requirements with regard to the evidence visa applicants from Somalia must submit: all supporting documents must be submitted in all cases;
- to waive the visa fee for holders of diplomatic and service passports: holders of a diplomatic/service passport will pay the 90 EUR visa handling fee.
Furthermore, the standard processing period for visa applications will be set at 45 calendar days instead of 15.
If you apply for a visa and your departure date is scheduled in less than 45 days from the date you submitted your visa application, it is possible that your visa will be refused for this reason.
The present decision is only applicable for Schengen visas (short stay visas).
Guinean Applicants
The Council of the European Union has decided to temporarily restrict visa provision for Guinean nationals. This decision follows an assessment by the European Commission, which concludes that cooperation by Guinea on readmitting its nationals staying irregularly in the EU is insufficient.
As a result, as of 10/07/2026, it will no longer be possible for Schengen member states:
- to issue multiple entry visas to Guinean nationals: only single-entry visas will be issued:
- to waive requirements with regard to the evidence visa applicants from Somalia must submit: all supporting documents must be submitted in all cases;
- to waive the visa fee for holders of diplomatic and service passports: holders of a diplomatic/service passport will pay the 90 EUR visa handling fee.
Furthermore, the standard processing period for visa applications will be set at 45 calendar days instead of 15.
If you apply for a visa and your departure date is scheduled in less than 45 days from the date you submitted your visa application, it is possible that your visa will be refused for this reason.
The present decision is only applicable for Schengen visas (short stay visas).
Gambian Nationals
To reflect the progress made by The Gambia in the execution of return flights and operations, the visa application fee of 120€ has been rolled back.
There is still a waiting period of 45 days before the applications are processed.
All types of passports and categories of Gambian applicants are covered, except:
- children under 12 (art.16(2)bis Visa Code);
- Gambian family members of an EU national to whom Directive 2004/38 applies and family members of a third-country national who enjoys a right of free movement under an agreement between the EU and one third country;
- without prejudice to cases in which the MS is linked to an international obligation (primarily when an international intergovernmental organization (NATO / EU for BE) has a headquarters agreement in the MS or when the MS hosts an international conference under the auspices of the United Nations);
- without prejudice to Article 16(6) of the Visa Code (< as a reminder: individual cases in which visa fees may be reduced or not collected to promote cultural, sporting, foreign policy, development, other areas of essential general interest, humanitarian considerations)