Keon: So is it just as easy as refusing to pay...even when you don't know what is an official fee and what is an unofficial fee? And when no fee is set and a number of agents work on commissions of their own making. Or when the official is on "off time" and has to either catch lunch or do your paper (i.e. buy the fella a handsome lunch if he decides to do your papers...)

I agree though, caution is to be taken..but what does caution mean in this case?

I usually follow the advice of local Christians and do what they do...which is to give gifts in most cases.

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