Fantastic news! Congrats! I'm yet to apply for mine will do so shortly.
Before getting my US Citizenship in June, I went to UK Atleast 20 times for periods no more than two weeks each time not because I was dying to go there but to visit extended family and friends and had UK 5 years visa issued three times, well it just so happened that last year in April my UK visa ran out and I had to go to my cousin's graduation in September, well I was not planning to apply for US citizenship at that time I thought rather than getting 5 years I will go ahead and get a 10 year one at a eye popping visa fee of approximately $750.
I sent in a copy of my GC like I used to in the past and thought that will suffice since I traveled extensively to their pride land and that two for no more than two weeks when I was given 6 months entry each time.
Waiting confidently one fine day I received the denial saying that a copy of GC is not a proof of US permanent residency and that he believed that I don't have any friends or family and then the thing that pissed me of was that the name I put in as my aunt in the visa application who basically raised me is not even my aunt...... What the hell, How dare he said that and on top of that he believes that even though I have travelled to UK numerous times I am more likely not to come back, man I was furious, But I was given a right to appeal, needless to say since I had already paid $750 visa fee I appealed and send original GC, my bank statements, my real estate deeds and a sponsorship letter from my aunt with a copy of the deed of her house plus copy of her British Passport.
After all this I finally received the 10 year visa on a appeal, circumstances changed in my home country and I decided to forget about ever moving back and applied for my US citizenship after 18 years of being a GC holder this year and got my US Citizenship.
I feel like shoving up that visa (Valid till 2019) up that british Visa officer's a-- that rejected my application last year and ask for a damn refund. That was the worst $750 I have ever spend on anything.
Makes me so proud to be a US Citizen now that I don't have to ever deal with those British clowns and their God damn embassy to visit their piece of poo poo country called The UK.
God Bless America.