Natural-born-citizen clause
A natural-born-citizen clause, if present in the constitution of a country, requires that its president or vice president be a natural born citizen. The constitutions of a number of countries contain such a clause, but there is no universally accepted meaning for the term. Nations that have the requirement. Albania. As of Article 89 of the Albanian Constitution sets the following qualifications for holding the presidency, to be a natural-born citizen of the Albanian Republic, to be at least forty years old and to be a resident in the Republic of Albania for  at least ten years. Angola. Article 110 of the 2010 Constitution provides that "Natural born Angolan citizens of over 35 years of age, living in the country for the last 10 years, and enjoying full civil and political rights shall be eligible to the post of President of the Republic." Argentina. Section 90 of the Argentine Constitution establishes the requirements for becoming president. The President must be a natural-born citizen of the country Belarus. In order to be able to run for office, a candidate must be a Belarusian citizen by birth that is over thirty-five years old . The candidate must also reside within the republic for ten years and he or she must be able to cast a ballot legally. The provisions are set down in Article 80 of the Constitution. Brazil. Article 14, Section III (3) of the Constitution requires a candidate to be: Chile. The Constitution of 1980 and its 2005 amendment establishes the requirements for becoming president. The president must be a natural-born citizen of the country, or else born overseas when one of his or her parents or grandparents is a Chilean national. The president must also be at least 35 years  old. Colombia. Colombian Constitution of 1991 Article 191: states that the president must be a natural born citizen of Colombia and at least 30 years of age. Costa Rica. According to Article 131 of the Constitution, The following is required to be president or vice president of the Republic: be Costa Rican by birth and a citizen in exercise. Finland. According to the first paragraph of Section 54 of the Finnish Constitution, "The President shall be a native-born Finnish citizen." Ghana. According to Chapter 8, Article 62 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, a person shall not be qualified  for election as the president of Ghana unless that person is a citizen of Ghana by birth Honduras. To be eligible to run for president in Honduras, the candidate is required to be a natural-born Honduran. Indonesia. According to the Article 6 of the 1945 Indonesia constitution, presidential and vice presidential candidates must have been citizens since birth who have never voluntarily acquired another citizenship. Kenya. The person to be elected as president should be a Kenyan citizen by birth, Liberia. To be eligible for office under the Liberia Constitution, a presidential candidate must: Mexico. The constitution of Mexico  requires the "candidate to be natural-born citizen" of Mexico with at least one parent who is a natural-born citizen of Mexico. The person should be at least 35 years of age and "should have resided" in Mexico for at least 20 years in his entire lifetime and for the entire year before the election. The person should not be a secretary or under-secretary of state, attorney general, or governor of a state at least 6 months prior to the election. Nigeria. Chapter VI, Part I, Section 131 of the constitution states that a person may be qualified  for election of the office of the president if they are a citizen of Nigeria by birth. Philippines. Article VII, Section 3 of the 1987 Constitution provides that no person may be elected president unless "he or she is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines". Syria. A new constitution was approved in February 2012. Article 84 of Syria's 2012 constitution requires that candidates for the presidency must: Uganda. Qualifications of the President according to Constitution of Uganda. (Article 102) A person to qualify for election as president must be— (a) a citizen of Uganda by birth; (b) not  less than thirty-five and not more than seventy-five years of age; and (c) qualified to be a member of Parliament. United States. The president and vice president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least 35 years old, and have been a resident of the United States of America for at least 14 years. Uruguay. The Constitution amendment establishes the requirements for becoming president. Article 151 establishes that the President must be a natural-born citizen of the country, or have been born to an Uruguayan citizen if born abroad. The President must also  be at least 35 years old and be registered in the National Civic Registry. Venezuela. According to articles 227 and 229 of the Constitution of Venezuela, adopted in 1999, the following requirements must be met in order to become President of Venezuela: