NIE and immigration procedures

Hello redditers,

I’m writing this post to have some insight on some legal requisites for working in Spain.

Long story short : my sister, who’s French, was looking for a job in Europe and was accepted two days ago at a Spanish company based in Barcelona.

She is supposed to start on December 1st and is expected to fulfill the classical requirements like finding a flat or opening a bank account. She was then told that she’ll be needing a NIE, but she’s kind of in the dark for this last document.

Is any of you guys aware of the best way to obtain an appointment at the correct structure for getting this NIE number ? Does it have to be in Spain or is there some other way to get it before departure ?

I also would like to know if it’s not the company that is supposed to handle these administrative procedures ?

We’re aware she’s supposed to come into contact with a police station, but we haven’t found any mean to contact them and confirm these informations.

Thank you so much in advance guys