Public holidays / closures

The BLS Spain Visa application centres will close for business on the following public holidays in 2025

DATE	DAY	HOLIDAY
1st January	Wednesday	New Year
6th January	Monday	Three Kings’ Day
14th March	Friday	Holi
17th April	Thursday	Holy Thursday
18th April	Friday	Good Friday
1st May	Thursday	Labour Day
25th July	Friday	Feast of St. James the Great
15th August	Friday	Independence Day
2nd October	Thursday	Gandhi Jayanti
13th October	Monday	National Day of Spain passed forward to next day
20th October	Monday	Diwali
6th December	Saturday	Day of Spanish Constitution
8th December	Monday	Day of the Immaculate Conception
24th December	Wednesday	Christmas Eve
25th December	Thursday	Christmas
31st December	Wednesday	New Year’s Eve

The BLS Spain Visa application center in Colombo will be closed for business on the following public holidays in 2025

DATE	DAY	HOLIDAY
April 14	Monday	Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day
May 01	Thursday	May Day (International Workers’ Day)
May 13	Tuesday	Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day