Dear Sir:
I am an international student studying in the university of liverpool. My passport will expire on December 26th,2010, and my visa will expire on Jan,31th,2010. I want to extend my visa after graduation looking for internships opportunities,but considering the expired date of my passport,my questions are:

1.Is it possible right now for me to get a new passport? As I hear somebody says that one can only allowed to get a new passport witnin one year before the old one expires.

2.Does the expired date for passport really matter for the visa extention? Suppose I still use the old passport to apply for visa extention, is it possible for me to get a two year visa extention although my passport will expire before the end of the new visa extention?

I might seem to have asked so many questions, but looking forward to your reply, thank you very much.