She moved to the United States from Australia in 2006, at the age of 16.
And on Wednesday, Iggy Azalea, 27, finally became a permanent resident of her adopted country after receiving her Green Card from the United States government.
The Sydney-born rapper was jubilant at the good news, declaring excitedly, ‘I got accepted into America forever!’ in an Instagram Story. The documentation allows temporary residents to live and work in the US indefinitely.
In the social media post, the singer, whose real name is Amethyst Amelia Kelly, waves the paperwork around while her friends scream excitedly. ‘We’re all immigrants here,’ says the Black Widow rapper, ‘Immigrant club!’
‘I just got my stamp,’ she proudly announces.
The video is captioned ‘I got approved for a green card [SMILEY FACE]’. The Grammy winner wears a pink sports bra and matching sweatpants for the video.
Her straight blonde tresses are worn out and with a center part.
The musician’s first album, The New Classic, was a runaway success, giving Iggy the highest charting female rap album since Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.
However her follow up album, tentatively called Surviving The Summer, has been plagued by delays, although several tracks have been released, including last month’s Savior. On Sunday at the iHeart Radio Music Awards in Los Angeles, the singer revealed to Mark Wright on Extra that she battled depression so severe, she was unable to leave her house.
The Work singer has spoken openly about being gripped by the mood disorder, and advised others who are feeling low to take the condition day by day, but to look for an ‘excuse’ to break their routine and get outside.
The star recently spoke about how she struggled to get her life back together after a difficult period in her life, resulting in her penning her latest track, Savior.
She said: ‘I think you gotta take it day by day. Just find an excuse to get out of the house.’
When she was asked if she found herself staying indoors, she told Wright: ‘Oh yeah. I stayed in the house for a good two years.’
