After years of legal hoops, asylum-seeker Aideen Strandsson has been granted refugee status by Sweden.

Strandsson is thanking the Lord for the recent decision, made by Sweden's Migration Agency. Her new status allows the Iranian actress residency in the country, which will keep her safe from deportation back to Iran.

In 2014, Strandsson first came to Sweden on a work visa, adopting a Swedish last name and leaving behind the Islamic religion she had practiced in Iran. She became a Christian after viewing a video in which several Muslim individuals kill a woman by stoning. Strandsson then experienced a dream about Christ.

After her arrival, the asylum-seeker asked to be baptized in public, saying: "I wanted to be baptized in public because I want to say, 'I am free, I am Christian' and I wanted everyone to know about that."

CBN News reports that the decision to grant the woman status as a refugee is an even greater verdict than the simple allowance of asylum.

Prior to this decision, Strandsson faced the possibility of deportation by the Swedish government back to Iran, where her decision to follow Christ could have resulted in her imprisonment, sexual assault, and death. Over the past number of years, she has been unable to work or leave the country pending the results of her case.

The favourable result of Strandsson's case comes after public outcry on her behalf. An offer of asylum from the Hungarian government, as well as pressure on Sweden's government,  is believed ot have contributed to her new status.

Last year, Strandsson married Swedish pastor Cai Berger. She remains grateful for the efforts on her behalf to prevent her deportation.