Americans in unusual places in the UK...Have you found any?

He probably has a version of  ILR just didn't really know it or realize it, these things were much easier 10 years ago. My Mum got her ILR about 30 years ago and it just involved my Mum&Dad waiting in a really long queue, after she'd flown here to marry him (with my sister in tow!) She didn't naturalize until I was about 15 and that involved a really simple form and about £20.

Ah, those were the days ...  All I did was get a "letter of consent" and get my passport stamped. Don't think we paid anything at all for the ILR.