wasn't too long for us - we applied for it while still in Zimbabwe, had the interview in the Feb, got the passport stamped in the beginning of April. Then he had to reapply again after one year, just to prove he was still married to me and intended to stay here, and to check he hadn't been trying to claim benefits or anything.
We both had to go for his interview in Zim, and I was about 6 weeks pg, and very emotional, the bloke that did the interview was a complete git, and I ended up in tears. Saying things like "well your dad" (he was 'sponsoring' DH initially) "doesn't really earn enough to support you two and the baby", and "what sort of work do you think you could do" (to DH) (who was a teacher!) horrible, horrible man.
Hope it works out for your DH - must be awful, I remeber being terrified I'd have to come back to the UK 4 months pg, 5 months married without my DH (I had to leave Zim as my visa had expired, and they refused to extend it, and I was only allowed to stay until the april if I visited the immigration office every month to have it stamped).