I don't know what time period you are talking about, because I got all of those (except police clearance, I didn't need that) in the last 5 years and none of th

I don't know what time period you are talking about, because I got all of those (except police clearance, I didn't need that) in the last 5 years and none of them required any bribes. There were inefficiencies and frustrating bureaucracy, but no bribing was necessary.