Entertainment · Celebrity · 47 mins ago
Joni Mitchell Becomes a U.S. Citizen After 60 Years in the Country
Joni Mitchell has become a U.S. citizen after living in the United States for 60 years.
She announced the news on Tuesday on social media.
Her post included a video and photo from the citizenship ceremony.
The announcement marks a change in her citizenship status after decades in the country.
She had lived in the United States for 60 years before becoming a citizen.
The announcement did not describe any further plans.
Joni Mitchell announced on October 13 that she had become a U.S. citizen.
The Canada-born singer-songwriter said the process was a journey that began 62 years ago.
A video showed her name being called at a citizenship ceremony in a Department of Homeland Security office.
Mitchell moved to the United States in 1965 and has lived in California since the late 1960s.
- Who
- Joni Mitchell, the Canada-born singer-songwriter.
- What
- She became a U.S. citizen.
- When
- She announced the news on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- At a citizenship ceremony in a Department of Homeland Security office; Mitchell lives in California.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Mitchell moved from Canada to the United States and lived in Detroit.
Mitchell moved to California, where she has remained.
CBC reported that Mitchell had not naturalized as a U.S. citizen.
Mitchell announced that she had become a U.S. citizen.
- Citizenship announcement
- October 13, 2026
- Length of process
- 62 years
- Birthplace
- Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
- First U.S. city
- Detroit
- Current home
- California
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What people are saying
A journey that began 62 years ago
Everybody get out and vote. This is an important one. I wish I could vote. I’m Canadian. I’m one of those lousy immigrants.
I wish I could vote – I’m a Canadian. I'm one of those lousy immigrants.