TL;DR
Slovenia Schengen applications from the UK go through VFS Global. Create an account at visa.vfsglobal.com, select Slovenia, pick London, Manchester or Edinburgh, and take the first workable date on the live calendar. The VFS centre fee is £18.25 including 20% VAT, and the consulate fee is €90 for an adult, about £81. Standard processing is 15 calendar days after biometrics.
How to get a slot
To book a Slovenia Schengen visa appointment in the UK, create an account at visa.vfsglobal.com, select Slovenia as the destination, choose London, Manchester or Edinburgh, and take an available slot from the live calendar. VFS Global handles Slovenia's UK Schengen applications, and the Slovenian embassy in London sets the requirements. No one can forecast when a date will surface, so the account you create today is what lets you act the moment one does.
| Schengen short-stay visa (Type C) | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Visa fee (adult) | €90 |
| Visa fee (child 6 to 11) | €45 |
| Visa fee (child under 6) | Free |
| Maximum stay | 90 days in any rolling 180-day period |
| Standard processing | 15 calendar days (up to 45 in some cases) |
| Travel insurance, minimum cover | €30,000 |
| Passport | Issued within 10 years; valid 3+ months beyond your trip |
| Member states | 29 countries |
Step by step
- Register at visa.vfsglobal.com first, so the admin is out of the way before you start looking.
- Select Slovenia as the destination and pick your city: London, Manchester or Edinburgh.
- Take a slot from the live calendar and complete the online application form.
- Pay the official fees: the €90 consulate fee for an adult (about £81), and the VFS centre fee of £18.25 including 20% VAT.
- Attend in person to give biometrics and submit your documents. Standard processing is 15 calendar days after biometrics, and up to 45 in some cases.
VFS Slovenia at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Operator | VFS Global |
| Booking site | visa.vfsglobal.com |
| UK centres | London, Manchester, Edinburgh |
| Centre service fee | £18.25 including 20% VAT |
| Consulate fee | €90 adult (about £81), €45 ages 6 to 11, under 6 free |
| Standard processing | 15 calendar days after biometrics |
If there are no slots
Ljubljana and Lake Bled keep Slovenia on plenty of UK itineraries, and no source publishes a verifiable current wait. What actually helps:
- Revisit the live calendar at different times of day. Openings appear without notice, and cancellations put dates back into the pool.
- Check all three cities. Each centre keeps its own calendar, so London tells you nothing about Manchester or Edinburgh.
- Book up to 6 months ahead of travel. That is the earliest a Schengen application is accepted, and the widest choice you will get.
- Ignore slot-bot services. Consulates have voided appointments booked through bots, and a patient routine of manual checks costs nothing and risks nothing.
Before your appointment
The slot is the easy half. The file you carry into the centre is what decides the outcome:
- Checklist generator: a tailored document list for a Slovenia application
- Bundler and Compressor: assemble your file and size it for upload
- Travel insurance covering at least €30,000 of medical costs across the Schengen area
- Accommodation proof and a flight itinerary that match the dates on your form
- Bank statements covering the recent months
- Pairing Slovenia with Italy, Austria or Croatia? Confirm which country you should apply to before booking
After the slot: the application
Once the date is held, everything rests on the paperwork. Start with the wider guide to getting a Schengen appointment in the UK, then the full Slovenia visa from the UK guide and Slovenia processing times. Add up every cost with the cost calculator. Or hand it over: our done-for-you Schengen service prepares the application, builds the document file and books the VFS appointment for a £99 service fee; you attend biometrics and pay the official fees at the centre.
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Common questions
- 01
How do I book a Slovenia visa appointment with VFS in the UK?
Create an account at visa.vfsglobal.com, select Slovenia as the destination country, choose London, Manchester or Edinburgh, and take an available slot from the live calendar. You then attend that centre in person to give fingerprints and hand over your document file. VFS Global runs the centres, while the Slovenian embassy in London decides the application.
- 02
Which UK cities take Slovenia Schengen applications?
VFS Global accepts Slovenia applications in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. You choose the city at the booking step, and since all three feed the same embassy, opening every calendar is worth the extra two minutes. Each centre manages its own availability, so an empty view in one city says nothing about the others.
- 03
How much is a Slovenia Schengen visa appointment in the UK?
The VFS centre fee for Slovenia is £18.25 including 20% VAT, one of the lower centre fees in the UK. The consulate fee is separate: €90 for an adult, about £81, with €45 for children aged 6 to 11 and nothing for under-6s. Travel insurance covering at least €30,000 of medical costs is also required.
- 04
Why does VFS show no Slovenia appointment slots?
An empty calendar is a snapshot rather than a verdict. Openings appear without notice and cancellations return dates to the pool, so look again at different times of day and compare all three cities. Applications are accepted up to six months before travel, so the earlier you start looking, the more choice you have.
- 05
Do I have to give fingerprints for a Slovenia visa?
Yes, unless you gave fingerprints for a Schengen visa in the previous 59 months, in which case they can be reused. The appointment is in person for exactly that reason: the centre captures biometrics and checks your documents. Standard processing is 15 calendar days after biometrics, and some cases take up to 45 days.
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