Has anyone done a comparison on registering with NCARB and ARB. I just graduated last year (B Arch) from an American University and am now working in London. I have a British passport, and am definitely staying here for a few years, if not longer. All my fellow graduates are going ahead with their IDP while I'm tackling with ARB here to get my five years of architecture school verified as Part II (basically they told me I have to pay 1200 gbp for part I and another 1200 for part II...I still have student loans to pay off!) Can't even apply to schools for my part III and do log books before I do that. I wish NCARB would count idp hours for work done outside of the US (ARB do count work done outside of the Uk for up to one year). Anyway, just trying to see if anyone is in the same boat.

ps. Actually I wouldn't really mind registering with ARB but however long I stay eventually I think I'll go back to the States...hope they'll resolve the US/UK reciprocity issue in the next ten years...