It's such a pain. For my current job I had to get a police good conduct report from Germany. Since it's Germany the request had to be notarized and pre-paid by bank transfer.

I guess I shouldn't complain. For a previous job I had to list every address for the past 10 years and phone numbers of people who knew me there. I'd been homeless and fairly nomadic so it took days to complete. It would be impossible if I tried it again. My 2 years on the road pretty much prevents me from doing the paperwork necessary for a security clearance.