Spanish Consulate in Manchester

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

2025 figures: 38,175 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Spain’s consulate in Manchester, and 34,170 visas were issued. 2,974 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 8.0%. The refusal rate rose by 3.1 points from 4.9% in 2024. Applications rose by 15% compared with 2024 (33,271).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 1.6% (2023) to 8.0% (2025).

Spain issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in the United Kingdom; this office handled 28% of their 138,195 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: London 5.9% and Edinburgh 2.2%, which makes Manchester the highest 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.

The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United Kingdom.

For matters it cannot handle, the Spanish embassy in London (262 km) is responsible. Besides the Spanish consulate in Manchester, Spain has 9 other missions in the United Kingdom. Consulates: London and Edinburgh. 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 Manchester

It appears in official lists as Consulate of Spain in Manchester. It is headed by Alejandro Polanco Mata, according to the records. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: 326-330 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4FN. The record for the Spanish consulate in Manchester includes a phone number and an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to the United Kingdom

Spanish citizens do not need a visa for the United Kingdom, but they need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure; it covers stays of up to 180 days.

When the Spanish consulate in Manchester is closed

The Spanish consulate in Manchester closes on the United Kingdom’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Monday 28 December 2026, and usually on holidays of Spain such as Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Before visiting the Spanish consulate in Manchester

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

Near the Spanish consulate in Manchester

Within 1 km of the Spanish consulate in Manchester there are 6 other foreign missions.