Iris Garcia

It's a good move to highlight the true cost for locals, it shows you're attentive to the ground. Few people see that, and it's a tactical advantage to emphasize it.

Relying on a Google Forms survey to justify that 75% of people plan their papers in advance and others at the last minute is ignoring the real terrain of local constraints.
Here, in Morocco, access to administration, the waiting time at the counter, or even the validity of a document can be more influential than simple stress.
The distinction is not just between the foresighted and the anxious, but also between those with easy access to services and those who must maneuver through a system.
To understand why people act as they do, one must go beyond the simple survey and consider social dynamics and administrative infrastructure impacting these choices.
For example, knowing if someone has family connections within the administration to speed up a document changes everything, which a form cannot capture.

Relying solely on a Google Forms survey to understand the deep motivations behind document checks is to ignore a whole aspect of lived experience.
We cannot reduce this complex behavior to a simple dichotomy between "early" or "late" related to stress; there is often a stronger cultural and administrative logic at play.
Instead of seeing this as direct evidence, we should consider these figures as a starting point to explore a third way by integrating qualitative interviews.
For example, in Morocco, many anticipate because they know the administrative delays of embassies, not just due to travel anxiety, which completely changes the interpretation of the result.

The real issue is not so much whether people check their documents early or late, but rather to find a third way that makes all this less stressful, regardless of timing.
Instead of judging those who leave it to the last minute, we should imagine personalized reminders or even a service that pre-fills administrative forms.
In Morocco, where administration can be a real headache, a practical solution that streamlines procedures would be much more useful than a statistic on anxiety.
For example, a system where, once your information is entered, an app notifies you of key dates and suggests generating the necessary documents—that's concrete.