American Citizenship for my British hubs

I've been trying to search and couldn't find what I "needed" -- so I'm asking..... Has anyone -- who has lived here in the UK for several years -- ever applied for US citizenship for their UK spouse?

Just wondering.... 

Maybe I'm reading too much into your question, but the fact that the US spouse has lived in the UK for a while won't affect his/her spouse's application for US naturalisation.  As long as the applicant has lived in the US for five years (or three years as the spouse of a US citizen), one can apply for US naturalisation.

http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/howapply.htm

Yeah, your Brit hubby has to live in the US for 3 years before they can naturalise, same as us americans her ein the UK- 3 years to naturalise.  Unfortunately there's no automatic "you're married, here, have a citizenship" for either country. 

Hey driveup!  If you end up back in the Seattle area, be sure to let me know.  Me and my Brit-husband are moving to Seattle after our May wedding...I'm sure he'd love one of his own to chat with over coffee...

I was under the impression that the spouse must still be a permanent resident within the US to apply.  Anyone know for sure?

Yeah...the applicant and their "sponsor" (the US spouse) have to be legally resident in the US in order to apply for citizenship...three years for those married to US citizens and five years for all others.

Crap.. I was hoping that something had changed.  We left right after he got his "permanent" permanent residency card and 3 years and 6 months from when he entered, so he was eligible to apply for citizenship but I remember reading that we had to still be living in the USA for the over a year it takes to process the application and go for the interview.  I wish we had been able to do that so we would not face having to do everything all over again at the London consulate.