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Phone interpretation (OPI)Punjabi
Punjabi Phone Interpretation for Immigration Attorneys
Court-certified Punjabi interpreters for your immigration practice's calls with clients, witnesses and petitioners. Get your quote in seconds, place your order, and you're all set.
Starting at $92.91
Per hour
Court-certified
Interpreters
HIPAA-aligned
All clinical sessions
Medically credentialed
CCHI and NBCMI certified interpreters
Match
Interpreter matched to the setting
Our dispatcher assigns a court-certified interpreter, and the name and credentials come to you before the call.
Confirmed in your dashboard and by email
Phone (OPI)
Interpreter on the line
At the booked time you and your client dial in with the number and access code from the confirmation. The interpreter stays on the line until the booked time ends.
Any phone, no app or link needed
The price shows before you book. Every session is covered by an NDA; clinical sessions are handled in line with HIPAA.
Book an interpreterThe language
Getting Punjabi right
Sikh communities in California's Central Valley (Yuba City / Fresno), Bay Area (Fremont), NY / NJ, Vancouver-adjacent (WA), and Seattle drive most demand.
Typical Punjabi bookings
- USCIS naturalization and asylum interviews
- Trucking-industry regulatory hearings
- Agricultural workers' comp and OSHA
- Gurdwara-community events and legal matters
- U.S. speakers
- 300k+
- Booked most in
- Bay Area, New York, Central California
Calls with clients
Phone interpreters for immigration attorneys for first calls, document requests and case updates
Phone suits calls where nothing has to be shown on a screen. Immigration attorneys book these three kinds of calls.
First consultations
The interpreter helps you hear a new client's situation and explain the next steps on a first call.
Phone Interpretation for Immigration Attorney ConsultationsTypical calls
- Intake for a new client
- Explaining the process
- Scheduling an office visit
Case updates
The interpreter joins short calls that tell a client where the case stands and ask for the papers you still need.
Phone Interpretation for Attorney-Client MeetingsTypical calls
- Status updates
- Lists of missing documents
- Questions about next steps
Witness calls
The interpreter joins when you speak with a person who may sign a declaration and who is in another state.
Phone Interpretation for Witness InterviewsTypical calls
- First contact with a witness
- Follow-up questions
- Questions about an event
On the phone
What to know about phone interpreters for immigration attorneys
When phone is used
Phone is used for calls that do not need a screen, such as a first call to a client, a request for missing papers or a status update. Everyone dials in from any phone, so the client needs no video and no app. The interpreter dials in from anywhere in the US, which helps when no interpreter for the language works nearby. Longer sessions that go through documents are better held by video, and USCIS interviews are held on-site.
Who is on the line
You and your client dial in to the same number, and a paralegal can join to take notes. The interpreter dials in too, and can add a third party once everyone is on the line, such as a relative of the client or a petitioner. The interpreter is a voice on the line, so each person speaks in turn.
On the line5
- AttorneyDials in and speaks English
- ClientDials in from any phone
- ParalegalMay join to take notes
- Relative or petitionerAdded to the call by the interpreter
- InterpreterDials in and can add a third party
AttorneyInterpreterClient
The interpreter's role
With no picture, the call works best one speaker at a time. You say a short part and pause, the interpreter interprets it, and then the client answers. Everything is interpreted in full, in both directions. The interpreter does not give legal advice or explain beyond what was said, and keeps the call confidential.
On a phone call
AttorneyPauseInterpretedClientInterpreted
Papers for the call
Nothing can be shown on a phone call, so any form, list or draft you want to go through has to reach the client before the call. Email it, and ask the client to have it in front of them. If the call turns out to need a screen, we can change the booking to a video session, subject to the interpreter's availability.
On-site, video or phone
Choosing between phone, video and on-site for immigration cases
Phone is the simplest way to reach a client, but nobody can see a page. Choose by what the call has to accomplish.
On-site
USCIS interviews are on-site only, so book an in-person interpreter for the interview and for longer meetings at your office.
On-Site Interpretation for Immigration Attorneys
Video (VRI)
Video is better for drafting a declaration or going through a filing with the client on screen.
Video-Remote Interpretation for Immigration AttorneysPhone (OPI)
Phone fits first calls, short updates and requests for documents, when nobody needs to see a page.
How it works
How immigration attorneys book a phone interpreter
Enter your details and get your instant quote
Enter the date, start time, your client's language and the kind of call. The price for the booked time shows right away.
Place your order
Pay online to confirm. The booking opens in your dashboard with a dial-in number and an access code, and you can add notes such as the client's name and the type of case.
Dispatcher runs and assigns an interpreter
Our dispatcher picks a court-certified interpreter for the call, and you get the name and credentials ahead of it.
Join your session
At the booked time you dial in, and your client does the same. The interpreter stays for the time you booked and can add a relative or a witness once everyone is on the line.
What you receive
- The interpreter's name and credentials before the call.
- A dial-in number and an access code in your project, ready to send to the client.
- The booking in your dashboard and by email, with your notes attached.
Every file and session is covered by an NDA and sent over an encrypted connection. Clinical matters are handled in line with HIPAA.
If you also need translations
If you also need documents translated that come up on a call
Certified translations into English come from the same account as PDFs, priced by word count.
USCIS interviews
Certificates and records that the client describes on the call, such as birth, marriage and divorce certificates, translated into English for the filing.
Courts and depositions
Affidavits and text messages a witness mentions on a call, translated into English for the file.
Hospitals and clinics
Medical and vaccination records the client says they have, translated into English when the filing needs them.
Not in the list? We translate 37 document types, from passports and bank statements to patents, each with its own page and the same certification.Browse all documentsFAQ
Questions from immigration attorneys about phone interpreters
The ones we hear most often, answered by our dispatch and project-management teams.
Can't find it here?
01Can our client join from any phone?
Yes. Everyone dials the number from the confirmation at the booked time, and nothing needs to be installed.
02Can we add a relative or a petitioner to the call?
Yes, the interpreter can add a third party once everyone is on the line. A person who speaks a different language from your client needs a separate booking.
03Is the call recorded?
Calls are not recorded unless you ask. Connections are encrypted, and every call is covered by an NDA.
04Can the same interpreter take each call in a case?
Name the interpreter in the booking notes. We book the service rather than a particular person, so we take the request into account and assign them when they are available.
05How long should a call be booked for?
The price is by the time you book, and the total shows before you pay. Book somewhat longer than the call may take, since the interpreter is reserved for the whole booking and unused time is not refunded.
06Which languages can you interpret by phone?
70 languages, into and out of English. Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Haitian Creole and Vietnamese are the easiest to schedule. Rare languages need more notice.
07Are your Punjabi interpreters certified?
Yes. Court-certified and medically credentialed Punjabi interpreters are assigned to legal and clinical matters — Federal Court Interpreter Certification, state court rosters, CCHI / NBCMI for medical. For community, educational and corporate settings we assign professionally trained interpreters matched to the subject.
Other languages
Other languages for Immigration Attorneys
The same page for each of these languages, with that language's varieties, its register and where it is booked most.
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Tell us the date, the time and your client's language. We confirm the interpreter's name and credentials before the call, and the dial-in details are in your project.