Troubles with Being an Expat in Mexico? Take This Survey!

If you are an American or Canadian who lives in Mexico, the Mexican government would actually like to know about the good and the bad of your experiences in dealing with the various challenges of getting here and of living here.

They have set up a survey where they want you to answer a few pages of questions, like how hard it was for you to do a menaje de casa, how you get and pay for health care here and how you think the costs and quality of that care compare to the US (or Canada, I suppose, didn't notice) and so on. These are check-box type questions and there is room for your written comments at the end of the survey. It's all anonymous.

I took the survey last night and I must say it was satisfying to be able to tell someone in government about some of the hassles! Whether things will change substantially as a result of survey, who knows. None of us were born yesterday... but I do think it's well worth a few minutes of your time. I have used the survey software they use, for some work on another site of mine, and it's reliable.

Here is what the start page of the survey says: "The Mexican Government is conducting a perception survey among citizens of the United States and Canada living in Mexico in order to identify the main difficulties they faced during the process of migrating to Mexico and once they have settled in the country. Its purpose is to collect information, analyze the main difficulties, and propose policy changes to facilitate migration to Mexico."

Here's the link: Main difficulties faced by US and Canadian citizens when migrating to Mexico

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