@jlj where are you seeking to call home? My application for US citizenship took a little over a year.

Ah, the UK, I see. All this time I figured you were Brit. It’s now I realise you were (are) originally a Canuck! :-)

@jlj I once heard the UK immigration process was hellishly long. You have proved it now. In the States, once you get a Permanent Residence, you wait five years, and can apply for naturalisation. I understand, though, that getting into the country legally, and obtaining that Permanent Residence to start with, can be quite hard.

I remember when doing this process with my wife. During the halfway point we brought all sorts of documentation to show commingling of assets and showing we had "built a life together" .. we get to the interview and they just ask if we have a Costco card together. :|

good luck to you!