What is the residency requirement to serve in the congress?

Answer 1

In order for a person to run for Congress, they must meet residency requirements. They must be a resident of the state in which they want to run for. However he does not have to actually live in that same district he runs for.

Answer 2

each state elects 2 people to the senate they are called senators a senator must live in the state he or she represents be at least 30 years old and a citizen of the united states for the last 9 years the senate looks at the desicions the president has made and decides if they agree with the president the senate also has the power to impeach the president

Answer 3

The President of the United States must be a natural-born American citizen. The following constitutes being a natural-born citizen (from Section 1401 of Title 8 of the US Code):

• being born in the United States
• being a Native American or Eskimo born in the United States provided that US citizenship does not inhibit tribal citizenship
• anyone born to two American parents outside the US provided at least one parent has lived in America
• anyone born outside the US given one parent is a citizen who has lived in the US and the other is a US national
• anyone born in a US territory if at least one parent is a US citizen who has lived in the US
• anyone under the age of 5 with unknown parentage as long a no proof of other citizenship is discovered before age 21
• anyone born outside the US if one parent is an alien and the other parent is a US citizen who has lived in the US for at least 5 years

There are different rules for those whose parents are serving in the military.

Answer 4

7 years

There is no residence for the house of representative because they are not as important as the president.

Answer 5

14 years is the residency requirement for a U.S. president

Answer 6

Congressmen must be residents of the state he or she represents and have been US citizens for seven years.

Answer 7

To serve in the Senate, you must have lived in the U.S. for 9 years. In order to serve among the House you must have lived in the united states for 7 years.

Answer 8

You must be 25 years of age. You must live in the state and district you are representing. Must be a US Citizen for 7 years.