Did I get expired from Novice Network?

[KaiDennDalk]

You get removed after 168 played hours AND completion of the ARR main story when you enter Ishguard.

It is totally possible to make it to 60 and end game content and still have the novice icon if you do it within the 168 hours.

While all this is true, the OP is a returner and apparently they only have 1 week in NN.