Has anyone that's gone to Mexico for Bariatric surgery had any issues with your security office traveling out of the country for medical reasons?

We have to fill out a pre travel form detailing flights, contacts with foreign nationals, hotels, etc and then do a debrief when we return.

The form is simple enough, but I'm wondering what other folks have experienced with a government job and medical tourism.

Thanks!

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I am not sure why you would need to even fill anything out since you are traveling on your own leave time and not as a representative of the government.

I am a government employee and I have both a personal passport and a government passport. I only use the gov passport for official gov travel. I had my surgery in Mexico and did not even tell my job about it. I was on annual leave so it wasn't any of their business what I was doing.

If this is a security clearance issue, generally my impression is that Mexico is not a restricted country and generally should not be a problem to visit that nation. The fact that you might be having surgery there might generate some vulnerability red flags. So you may want to consult your security office just in case.

Not sure what your security level you have but I have a Top Secret clearance as a contractor and all that you describe seems a bit much for travel to a country that is not considered a heightened risk security concern. All that was required for me was to provide country, dates and reason for travel. I had no issues at all.