Seven years.
9 years
A senator can serve in the United States Senate for six years. The Senator must have been a citizen of the US for at least seven years.
Obama has been a US citizen for all of his 49 plus years of life.
No, according to the U.S. Constitution, to be eligible to serve in Congress, a person must be a U.S. citizen and have been a resident of the United States for a certain number of years. Being born in another country does not disqualify someone from serving in Congress, as long as they meet these criteria.
"My husband is an immagrant and i am a us citizen and we have been married for 2 years and have been toghether for three years how can i help him with his legal status in the US?"
Oprah Winfrey has been a citizen of the US since her birth in 1954 in Mississippi.
Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution requires:No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
No, you have to be a US Citizen.
A senator must have been a citizen for at least nine years and live in the state that elects him to the Senate.
In order to serve in the House of Representatives, a person must have been a citizen for 7 years.
To be a U.S. senator you must be 30 years old, and have been a US citizen for nine years prior to election.
As provided in Article I, Section 2, of the US Constitution, you must have been a citizen for at least 7 years before being elected to the House of Representatives. See the related question below for more information about the other eligibility requirements.