For the blood test (if still required) (see Current blood test requirement for Kurdistan residency permit) can one supply one’s own needle?
Details of what is involved, in medical terms, would also be appreciated.
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1I would expect that you can't provide your own needle, because there's no way to guarantee that it hasn't been tampered with. – mkennedy Jan 29 '15 at 18:43
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1@pnuts Why do you want to bring your own needle? – QuyNguyen2013 Feb 6 '15 at 19:43
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3Question, I think I looked this up when you originally posted but I can't remember - residency permit? You'll know better than me, but shouldn't that be an expats question then, rather than travel? Or does it cover touristy-ness as well? – Mark Mayo♦ Apr 12 '15 at 12:40
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@pnuts would you please clarify if you are asking about the Iraqi autonomous province? Or the Irani administered province of Kurdistan? – Gayot Fow Apr 12 '15 at 13:13
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1I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because a nationality is not specified and the prerequisites for reaching a border point in Kurdistan are not specified. This information is vital to providing a quality answer. – Gayot Fow Mar 15 '17 at 14:24
I watched a BBC documentary today about some of the battlegrounds used by Alexander the Great. The narrator had to pass through Kurdistan border control and the procedure was included in the documentary from start to finish. There was no evidence of a blood test at all. Here's a screen cap...
Source: BBC, fair use
As seen, the control point uses a manual ledger and contains no equipment of any sort. From this we can safely infer that of course you can use your own needle if you are asked for a blood sample. But I do not see evidence of that situation happening in real life.
answered Sep 2 '15 at 21:15
