When to start
How long from your enquiry to the arrival of the foreign workers?
For agencies like ours, which operate in line with regulations and the legal framework, it takes on average 5 months from your enquiry to the first working day of a new foreign worker.
- 5 monthson average, from enquiry to the first working day
- Summer · early autumnour recommended time to start the process
- 72 hto a meeting anywhere in Croatia, if needed
Your timeline
Choose the month you need the workers
The ring counts back 5 months — our published average — from the first working day you need.
I need workers from:
Desired first working dayJune
Send the enquiry byJanuary
This falls outside summer and early autumn. We recommend starting during the summer and early autumn months, when there are far fewer requests to Croatian authorities than in winter and spring — so if you can, start earlier.
An estimate from our published average of 5 months from enquiry to first working day — not a guarantee.
Example: for a first working day in June, our average of 5 months means sending the enquiry by January.
- Enquiry → first working day (average 5 months)
- Care after employment
- Summer and early autumn: the period we recommend for starting
The season matters
Why summer and early autumn
So that this period does not take longer than 5 months, our recommendation is to start the process during the summer and early autumn months, when the number of requests for bringing in foreign workers to the official bodies of Croatia is significantly lower than in the winter and spring months.
Summer and early autumn
Far fewer requests to the official bodies of Croatia. Our recommended time to start the process.
Winter and spring
Significantly more requests. Starting then makes it harder to stay within 5 months.
Inside the 5 months
What happens between your enquiry and the first working day
The average of 5 months covers the whole path, from your enquiry to the first working day — and step 5 begins the day the worker starts.
Getting to know your needs
Preliminary talks about your workforce needs, then the contract. A meeting anywhere in Croatia within 72 hours, if needed.
Finding the right workers
Applications, detailed video interviews on qualifications and suitability for the job, document checks.
Work permit
The permit for residence and work, with HZZ, MUP, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the home-country institutions.
Arrival and start of work
Visa, accommodation, residence registration, bank account, and what the job requires: medical check, sanitary card, hygiene minimum, safety at work.
Adaptation after employment
We stay at your disposal so that new workers settle into the workplace, the surroundings and the culture.
An example
A season from June?
For a first working day in June, our average of 5 months means sending the enquiry by January — and our recommendation is to start even earlier, in summer or early autumn.
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