After Greencard

Hi there,

I came to the US on a 2 year valid Greencard, which expired in 08/18

Here is my timeline:

05/ 18 Applied for I751
06/ 18 Receipt date I751 (Service Center California)
03/ 19 Biometrics done
05/ 19 Transfer Notice to Service Center Nebraska
07/ 19 Receipt of additional evidence

I read through most of the cases and see that there seems to be movement in cases submitted well after my case was submitted. I read on their website, that the current processing time in Nebraska is 14.5 - 26 months and if your case was submitted before March 18 you can submit a request for "outside of normal processing time"

I also read that the transfer is standard and won't affect the processing time. Given by that and in worst case scenario it really takes 26 months, with original receipt date 06/18, I would still have to wait till August 2020 which is 4 months.

Did anyone else make this experience that it takes more than 22 months? I usually read about times of 14- 18 months. When I check on their website it only says we received your case and there isn't anything I need to do at this time. This is the statement I see since they received my additional evidence.

Another thing I was wondering about is once I receive my Greencard, will the "valid from" date be the 1st day after my first card expired? I got a 18 months extension which is also expired meanwhile. It was valid until Feb 2020. Now if my new Greencard comes in I hope the valid date won't be dated back to the original expiration date in 2018. That would take away 2 full years of the cards value.