[bruceb]

"no bribes were paid, not even to the police who came for verification"

But there are the daily annoyances like even having to have the police come to verify you live somewhere. Having to get X, Y, Z documents and then waiting for them to get stamped for basic services.

On the other hand transferring money to other person's bank account is actually easier and cheaper than in the US.

[kamaal]

Procedures regarding legal work are same in every country and equally expensive. Especially if your work is some how related to government or its security.

If anything these checks are harsher in other countries than in India.