You have a passport?

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Technically they should, but it depends on how much the person at the door is paying attention or values following the law over taking your money at the bar.

You can use it til midnight tonight.

Bouncers will turn you away for an expired ID.

No. I’ve never traveled outside the country.

Are you sure?

Usually it’s good through the expiration date so you’re good today but not after midnight.

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So if a bouncer scans my ID before midnight, it should be good?

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I would think so but I’m not an ID expiration date expert

Most bars don't care unless they use a scanner.

A bouncer is likely to turn you away with a recently expired ID. The bar needs to establish that they're properly checking IDs for liability reasons, no one is catching every fake and no one actually cares if it's your valid real id and it happens to be expired. But bouncers are hired to be sticklers.

It's common to give expired IDs to younger friends as a fake, and people tend not to replace their fake IDs when they read as expired. So it's a red flag that an ID is likely fake. This is doubly true if you are just 21.

But there is practically no enforcement in Philadelphia, and in my experience ID checks are uncommon in places without bouncers. Unless you look very young, and order something obvious like a Long Island Ice Tea. Plenty of places won't even ask. If you have any other form of ID preferably with a birth date, but at least a photo. Including a a student ID. Most bar staff will likely accept it with a recent expiration.

Asking for a second ID, credit card with the same name etc is basic response for a suspicious ID. Straight out of alcohol safety training courses. It's as much about seeing if you choke, panic, or make an excuse as actually confirming an ID.

But your ID is good till tomorrow. There's nothing suspicious about an ID that's going to expire.

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No club/bar worth their liquor license is going to let you in with an expired ID. Fortunately, yours is good for today and expires at 12:01 tomorrow morning.

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Once on my birthday years ago, I went to Coda (RIP) my ID was expiring that day. It was 11:45pm, I got to the door, the bouncer looked at my ID and said “you’re lucky you got here now, because in 15 minutes I wouldn’t be able to let you in.” So, based on that information, you should be good til 11:59 tonight.

It really just depends on the venue, the bouncer, how old you are, the vibe of the place, your demeanor, etc.

You don't need an ID to drink in PA, however most places require one just to cover their own asses. Bring any back up IDs you may have like a school ID or something. Won't work the majority of the time, but can be the deciding factor.

It's not expired until tomorrow

No, but it has worked with a $20 under it once before. But it doesn't expire until 11:59:50 so you're good.

Dude, just try it.

If you get denied, insist some internet rando told you it's cool.