No fingerprints for my Florida drivers licence - also heard today that....
Visitors without a visa are no longer eligible for a driving licence. Visitors with a visa may obtain a licence which is valid only until the expiry date of the visa.
Second - bit more scary - (as Desipilot has already posted on my "Wannabes" thread)...
The licence conversion has already stopped. Anyone wishing to fly in Federal Airspace (in an N reg aircraft) must now pass a full, stand alone, PPL check ride with an examiner.
This will also require a minimum of three hours of flight instruction within 90 days (90?? - double check - Englishal, correct me) with an FAA flight instructor, an FAA PPL written examination and the test.
There are no guide lines (yet) as to any other requirements - I can see that certain examiners will accept just the above, others will want to see the full training course signed by an FAA CFI.
If you already have an FAA license issued on the basis of a foreign licence - you CANNOT add any additional ratings to it. (This will take a chunk out of the pleasure of now being able to do an FAA I/R and count it towards the JAA one).