Joni Mitchell naturalised as US citizen after 'a journey that began 62 years ago'

Canada-born singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, 82, has become a United States citizen after first moving to the country in the mid-1960s, posting footage of her citizenship ceremony and a photograph on Instagram with the caption: "A journey that began 62 years ago." The change gives her the right to vote in US elections, a privilege she had previously said she lacked.

Joni Mitchell, the Canada-born singer-songwriter, has been formally naturalised as a United States citizen, according to a post she shared on Instagram.

In the post Mitchell, 82, published footage of what she described as a citizenship ceremony and a photograph of herself alongside an American flag, accompanied by the caption: "A journey that began 62 years ago." She first moved to the United States in the mid-1960s.

Naturalisation confers the right to vote in US elections, a change that addresses a point Mitchell has raised publicly in the past when she said she was not able to vote. The Instagram post indicates she has completed the legal step that enables participation in American civic life.

The announcement was delivered via the artist's own social media account rather than through a press release. Beyond the footage and the single-line caption, Mitchell did not provide further comment on the ceremony in the post.