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What is SlotBot? The Schengen Visa Appointment Service for UK Residents

📅 June 24, 2026 ⏱ 5 min read ✍️ SlotBot Team

If you've tried to book a Schengen visa appointment in the UK recently, you already know how frustrating it is. TLSContact and VFS Global calendars are almost always fully booked — and the rare cancellation slots disappear within seconds. SlotBot was built to solve exactly this problem.

What is SlotBot?

SlotBot (slotbot.uk) is a UK-based Schengen visa appointment booking and monitoring service. It works by checking visa centre availability every 60 seconds — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — and either sending you an instant notification the moment a slot appears, or booking it automatically on your behalf using your TLSContact or VFS Global account.

SlotBot operates via a Telegram bot (@slotbot_visa_bot) and covers 24 Schengen countries from the UK and UAE. Most clients get a confirmed appointment within 1–2 days of activating the service.

60s
Checks every minute
24
Schengen countries
1–2
Days average to find a slot

Why Was SlotBot Created?

Getting a Schengen visa appointment in the UK has become genuinely difficult. France, Germany, Italy and Spain are among the most popular destinations — and their visa centres in London, Manchester and Birmingham are overwhelmed with demand. Slots fill up weeks in advance, and the only way to catch a cancellation is to refresh the booking page constantly.

Most people either give up after days of manual refreshing, miss the slot by a few seconds, or pay expensive visa agents with no guarantee of success. SlotBot was created to give people a reliable, affordable alternative — automated monitoring that works even while you sleep.

How SlotBot Works

  1. Choose your service — Notifications (you book manually when alerted) or Autobooking (SlotBot books for you automatically)
  2. Select your details — application country, city, destination country, visa category and date window
  3. Pay once — secure payment via Stripe, no subscription
  4. SlotBot starts monitoring — checks every 60 seconds across all UK cities simultaneously
  5. Slot found — you get an instant Telegram notification, or SlotBot books it automatically

Which Visa Centres Does SlotBot Monitor?

DestinationVisa CentreUK Cities
🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 GermanyTLSContactLondon, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh
🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇰 SlovakiaBLS InternationalLondon, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh
All other Schengen countriesVFS GlobalLondon, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh

SlotBot Pricing

ServicePriceWhat you get
Notifications£35Instant Telegram alert when a slot appears — you book it yourself
Autobookingfrom £95SlotBot books the slot automatically on your behalf
Autobooking — France£145Same as above, France-specific pricing
Extra applicant+£70For family or group bookings
Specific date window+£12Target a particular date range

All payments are one-time — no subscription, no recurring charges. If SlotBot doesn't find a slot within your monitoring period, you're entitled to a full refund.

💬 How to get started

Open the SlotBot Telegram bot at @slotbot_visa_bot, choose your service and details, pay securely via Stripe, and SlotBot starts monitoring immediately. The whole setup takes under 5 minutes.

Who Is SlotBot For?

SlotBot is designed for anyone living in the UK or UAE who needs a Schengen visa appointment and can't find an available slot. This includes:

Is SlotBot Safe?

Yes. SlotBot uses your TLSContact or VFS Global login credentials only to complete the booking on your behalf — credentials are transmitted securely and are never stored after the booking is made. Payments are processed by Stripe, one of the most trusted payment processors in the world. SlotBot does not store card details.

Ready to find your visa appointment?

Most clients get a confirmed slot within 1–2 days. Notifications from £35 · Autobooking from £95.

Frequently Asked Questions

SlotBot is a UK-based service that monitors Schengen visa centre availability every 60 seconds and either notifies you instantly when a slot appears or books it automatically on your behalf. It works with TLSContact (France, Germany) and VFS Global (all other Schengen countries).
Notifications from £35 (you book the slot yourself when alerted) and Autobooking from £95 (SlotBot books automatically). France autobooking is £145. All payments are one-time — no subscription.
Most clients get a confirmed appointment within 1–2 days of activating the service. SlotBot checks availability every 60 seconds, 24 hours a day across all UK cities simultaneously.
SlotBot covers 24 Schengen countries including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Netherlands and more. Applications from UK (London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh) and UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi).
If SlotBot does not find or book any slot within your full monitoring period (30 days for Notifications), you are entitled to a full refund. See our Terms of Use for full details.