Spanish Consulate in Edinburgh

Spain admits British citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 17,180 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Spain’s consulate in Edinburgh, and 16,325 visas were issued. 373 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.2%. The refusal rate fell by 1.9 points from 4.1% in 2024. Applications rose by 6% compared with 2024 (16,215).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.2% (2025) to 4.4% (2023).

Spain issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in the United Kingdom; this office handled 12% of their 138,195 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: London 5.9% and Manchester 8.0%, which makes Edinburgh the lowest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in the United Kingdom, 10.5% of applications were refused in 2025; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

61.9% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United Kingdom.

The Spanish embassy is in London, about 534 km away. Besides the Spanish consulate in Edinburgh, Spain has 9 other missions in the United Kingdom. Consulates: Manchester and London. Honorary consulates: Liverpool, Birmingham, Belfast and Aberdeen. The United Kingdom in turn has 10 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish consulate in Edinburgh

It appears in official lists as Consulate of Spain in Edinburgh. The head of mission on record is Santiago Miralles-Huete. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: North Castle Street 63, EH2 3LJ Edinburgh. The record for the Spanish consulate in Edinburgh includes a phone number and an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to the United Kingdom

Before flying to the United Kingdom, Spanish citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 180 days are allowed.

When the Spanish consulate in Edinburgh is closed

Expect the Spanish consulate in Edinburgh to be shut on Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Monday 28 December 2026, and often on Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026, a holiday in Spain.

Before visiting the Spanish consulate in Edinburgh

Current procedures for the Spanish consulate in Edinburgh, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Spanish consulate in Edinburgh

The Spanish consulate in Edinburgh has 13 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.