Croatia, like the rest of the European Union, suffers from a labor shortage. Domestic labor markets can no longer meet the needs of employers, so the lack of workers is being overcome by importing foreign workers. Until a few years ago, these were mostly employees from the former Yugoslavia, but they can no longer meet Croatia's needs for foreign labor because the demand within the European Union is increasing, and the conditions are often better than in Croatia. That is why the demand for foreign workers has expanded to countries with a large population looking for better jobs, primarily to Asian countries. We call this recruitment from “third countries”. Unlike employees from the former Yugoslavia, who do not need significant cultural and linguistic integration, foreign workers from Asia and a small number of Africa bring with them different cultures, customs, languages and expectations. It is of crucial importance to explore the new possibilities, demands and opportunities that they represent in order to optimally match their interest and needs for employment in Croatia. The aim of the empirical research was to investigate, using the interview method, how the process of hiring foreign workers takes place, with an emphasis on those from third countries, and how long the process of obtaining all the necessary permits for its realization takes. are employers adapting to new foreign workers and are they satisfied with their work. The results show that the process of hiring workers from third countries is long and complicated. A big problem is the language barrier and obtaining all the necessary documents for residence and work permits. The process of registration and obtaining permits is lengthy and highly bureaucratic. The foreign workers themselves are motivated primarily by the expected salary when they arrive, and as an additional benefit they ask for accommodation and sometimes a hot meal. Employers pointed out that they are satisfied with foreign workers and employ them because there are no workers for the jobs they need on the domestic labor market. The surveyed company from the high-tech automotive industry stands out because it offers many more benefits in hiring foreign workers because this industry is not developed in Croatia and there are no suitable local workers with the necessary knowledge and experience.