Virginia tightened up its requirements once it was discovered that there were several terrorists who obtained VA drivers licenses because the system is so lax.
Personally it doesn't bother me, but that's probably because I'm used to this kind of bureaucracy already, dealing with US immigration with my husband. He couldn't get a VA drivers license for 9 months because he had to wait for his work authorization to come through first. Luckily he was legally able to drive on his UK license for 6 months -- but still, it took another 3 months before he could apply for a VA license. I had to drive us around everywhere, and had to be his "chaparone" when he had to hold a learners permit for 30 days before he could get the real thing!
~ Jenney
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