<p>There can be bigger implications involved in obtaining an OOS license. Be sure to check with your insurance company to see if family members with OOS licenses can still be covered under your policy. Also, for some states, only permanent residents can get a drivers license and you need to provide proof of residency change.</p>
<p>Regarding using an expired driver’s license as ID when traveling - </p>
<p>We were told that the TSA requires a VALID form of identification and an expired driver’s license is not considered valid. That may not be correct, but it is what we were told.</p>
<p>If there is any chance your S/D might return to your home state to either finish their undergraduate or attend graduate school, they should keep their home state driver’s license.</p>
<p>D went to undergraduate school out-of-state, but when returning home for graduate school a the state flagship university, having an in-state driver’s license was a factor in proving in-state residency for tuition purposes. She had to provide a lot of documentation to establish her residency in order to qualify for in-state tuition, which make a big difference.</p>
<p>I went to the airport with my DS last year, small regional airport. He was checked in by a baggage handler who didn’t ask him for any ID at all. I was appalled but I didn’t say anything.</p>
<p>My son’s old different state drivers license expires in March. He went and took the test and got his new NC license on his last day here before returning to Boston. In fact, we mailed it to him today, along with some brownies and his passport.</p>