Originally Posted by
mikeef
I'm also switching to passport instead of DL. It's always a lot of fun since my passport expired several years ago and I have an extension at the end of it, so when the ID checker first sees the expiration date, he/she points it out and looks at me like I'm the "big catch" that they've been waiting their whole career for. They always look so crestfallen when I point out the extension. At first, I tried having the conversation about whether an expiration date makes a difference, since I'm still the same person, but I've discovered that most don't speak (or pretend not to speak) English, so I just dropped that part.
Mike
What country extends the validity of a passport?
As an aside, I have a similar situation where I always had to take my IL-DL "out," even before the latest development, because it is renewed on the reverse side for an additional four years.