I requalified for EXP last year in November (I think), and I got the kit in December with exp. date of 02/27/2018 (same design with the EXP card exp. in 02/27/2017). However, interesting thing was...I thought I lost the card with the 2018 exp so I called to requested a replacement card, took about 3 weeks to arrive. When I opened the card, the exp. date is the same (02/27/2018) however the card design is definitely different (nicer looking imo).
Just a case point, so 3 weeks for the card to arrived at my house.