So my US based company is opening an office in Madrid and are intending to send my family and I over to open up the office for a period of 1 year. The office is not currently opened nor registered in Spain but should be by months end.

We are scheduled to move June 1st. Couple of questions:

1) I am sure I need a Visa, as does my family, but will I be able to obtain this before June 1, from what I have been reading it doesn't seem likely

2) will the process be quicker/easier since the company is US based and I am really just being transfered to a different branch within the same company?

I have googled till my fingers hurt but I can't find anything that addresses my particular situation and the outsourced HR dept. is telling me they do not provide any immigration services.

Thanks