Afghanistan Youth Parliament (AYP) | Survey

Life Abroad: Survey of Young Afghans Outside Afghanistan

2026–2027

Why this survey? Many decisions about migration are made on hopes and stories. AYP’s Think Tank runs this open, anonymous online survey to record how young Afghans living abroad compare their expectations with reality, what they experience in their host countries, both good and bad, and whether they would return. Taking part is opt-in, so the results describe the people who answer, not all young Afghans, and every result shows the number of respondents. After the survey closes, the findings will be published in a public report and may be shared as group results with research institutions, humanitarian organisations and United Nations agencies.

Period and goal: The survey is open until 30 April 2027. It is for young people aged 20 to 44 who live outside Afghanistan and takes about 8 minutes. The section on experiences in your host country is optional.

Privacy: We do not ask for your name, email or phone number. Answers are analysed and published only as statistics for groups, and no individual response is ever published. We record technical data (such as IP address) only to detect automated or duplicate submissions. It is never published or shared. Anonymous, aggregated results may be shared with research institutions, humanitarian organisations and United Nations agencies. Taking part is voluntary. If you do not wish to answer the questions, you may leave the survey at any time. Please take each survey only once.

Data retention: Raw answers are deleted 24 months after the survey closes. Methods, ethics and data protection: Research Standards.

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Thank you for your response. ✨

Thank you! Your answers have been recorded. Your experience matters. If you need support or want to connect with other Afghans abroad, AYP’s refugee network is here: https://t.me/afghanglobalrefugeenetwork. Our diaspora programmes (City Diplomats, Country Ambassadors, mentorship) are on aypfrs.net. — AYP Think Tank Center team

I confirm that I am aged 20 to 44, I live outside Afghanistan now, and I agree that my anonymous answers may be used for statistics and shared only as group results.

About you

2. Gender(required)

Woman

Man

Prefer not to say

3. Which country do you live in now?

3a. If you chose ‘Another European country’ or ‘Other’, which country?

4. How long have you lived outside Afghanistan? (completed years)(required)

5. Highest level of education completed(required)

No formal education

Some primary school (below grade 6)

Some secondary school (grades 6–11)

Completed secondary school (grade 12)

Some university, not finished (or still studying)

Bachelor's degree completed

Master's degree or higher completed

Religious education or madrasa

7. Your current residence status (optional)

Citizen

Permanent residence

Temporary or uncertain status (including applications in progress)

Prefer not to say

8. Current situation (one or more)(required)

9. How well do you speak the main local language?(required)

Not at all

Basic

I can hold a conversation

Fluently

Expectations and reality

11a-1. Expected before leaving – finding work that matches your skills

11a-2. Reality now – finding work that matches your skills

11b-1. Expected before leaving – income compared with the cost of living

11b-2. Reality now – income compared with the cost of living

11c-1. Expected before leaving – housing

11d-1. Expected before leaving – access to education

11d-2. Reality now – access to education

11e-1. Expected before leaving – healthcare

11f-1. Expected before leaving – personal safety

11g-1. Expected before leaving – acceptance by local people

11g-2. Reality now – acceptance by local people

11h-1. Expected before leaving – legal procedures and paperwork

11h-2. Reality now – legal procedures and paperwork

11i-1. Expected before leaving – bringing family members to join you

11i-2. Reality now – bringing family members to join you

12. Overall, compared with what you expected, life here is:(required)

13. In your own words, what surprised you most after arriving? (optional)

14. Before leaving, where did most of your picture of life here come from? (up to two)(required)

Experiences in this country (optional)

15a. In the past 12 months in this country, how often: you were treated with less courtesy or respect than other people

15b. In the past 12 months in this country, how often: you received poorer service than others in shops, offices or restaurants

15c. In the past 12 months in this country, how often: people acted as if they thought you were not smart

15d. In the past 12 months in this country, how often: people acted as if they were afraid of you or did not trust you

15e. In the past 12 months in this country, how often: you were insulted or called names

18. If any of these happened: did you report it?

19. If you did not report it: why not? (one or more)

20. In the past 12 months, how often have local people helped you or made you feel welcome?

Return and ties

22. Do you intend to return to Afghanistan to live permanently at some point?(required)

Yes

Don't know

24. How willing would you be to return permanently if the conditions that matter most to you improved?(required)

26. In your own words, what would need to change for you to seriously consider returning? (optional)

27. How do you stay connected or contribute? (one or more)(required)

28. To show you are reading carefully, please choose ‘Sometimes’ for this question.(required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

29. In one sentence: what should people in your host country understand about young Afghans? (optional – please do not write anything that could identify you)

31. Would you like to join AYP’s Global Refugee and Diaspora Network? (optional)

Yes

Not now

Leave this field empty

AYP Global Refugee and Diaspora Network

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