Know the moment a Schengen visa slot opens.

OfflineAlert is an independent alert and booking-help service. We watch Schengen visa application centres in the UK (London, Manchester, Edinburgh) and Ireland (Dublin) and message you when a slot appears, so you can book it — or we can book it for you.

Yes, if you would like us to. Choose "Help me book my appointment" (£89): we contact you for the applicant details the official portal needs and book the appointment there for you. You pay only once it is confirmed — if we cannot book one, you pay nothing. We never hold, buy or resell appointments.

We send an alert as soon as our monitoring sees a slot. The page shows the last time we actually checked, and if monitoring ever pauses it says so instead of pretending.

This page shows whether slots are open and when we last checked. The exact dates go privately to the people who ask for alerts.

On WhatsApp, Telegram, email, by phone call or by SMS, and you can choose a different one for each country. Tell us once and we use that channel for that country.

Telegram is the best choice: unlimited, and it arrives within seconds. WhatsApp allows up to 10 alerts in 24 hours under WhatsApp's own rules, but reply to any alert and it is unlimited for the next 24 hours. SMS is up to 50 a month and needs no internet. Email is up to 10 a day, and can land in Promotions or Spam, so check there too. Phone calls are up to 5 a month, kept for big slot releases.

Because calls and SMS reach you with no internet: no data, no Wi-Fi and no app, just a phone signal. Choose a call or an SMS and you still hear about a slot when you are offline, in time to book it yourself.

Slot alerts are £20 for one country, or £55 for all countries — whichever is less for what you pick (2 countries are £40). You pay once, by card, and the alerts run until you get your appointment. Booking help is £89, paid only after your appointment is confirmed. Official visa and visa-centre fees are separate, and paid to them.

We use your contact details only to send the alerts you asked for. We save what you type in the form so you do not lose it, and we delete it when you ask. The privacy notice has the full detail.