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Portuguese Video-Remote Interpretation for Immigration Attorney Consultations
Court-certified Portuguese interpreters for immigration consultations by video, for family petitions, asylum, adjustment and removal defense. Get your quote in seconds, place your order, add your meeting link, 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 you see the name and credentials before the consultation.
Confirmed in your dashboard and by email
Video (VRI)
Interpreter joins your video call
At the booked time the interpreter joins your meeting link as a guest and stays on the call for the hours you booked.
Any device, interpreters from all 50 states
The price shows before you book. Every session is covered by an NDA; clinical sessions are handled in line with HIPAA.
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Getting Portuguese right
Portuguese interpretation demand includes Brazilian asylum and healthcare matters, construction-site workers' comp and OSHA investigations, Azorean elder-care appointments, Angolan and Mozambican asylum interviews, and consular or citizenship matters.
Typical Portuguese bookings
- Asylum and credible-fear interviews
- OSHA investigations and workers' comp IMEs
- Hospital and OB/GYN appointments
- Family court and custody matters
- Real-estate closings and mortgage applications
- Parent-teacher conferences (MA, FL, NJ)
- Geriatric and hospice care for Azorean-descent communities
- Angolan and Mozambican asylum interviews
- U.S. speakers
- 1.4M+
- Booked most in
- Boston, Newark, Miami
- Varieties
- Brazilian, European
Kinds of cases
Video interpreters for immigration consultations on family petitions, asylum, adjustment and removal defense
Immigration attorneys and their clients meet by video about four kinds of cases. Put the kind of case in the booking notes, so the interpreter can prepare the terms.
Family petitions
The attorney and the client go over a petition for a spouse, a parent or a child, the forms to fill in and the documents to collect. Each question the attorney asks for a form is interpreted for the client, and each answer goes back in English.
Asylum cases
An asylum consultation starts with the client's account of what happened and why they left. The interpreter interprets the account in full, dates and places included, because the attorney writes it down.
Adjustment of status
Clients who apply for a green card from inside the United States review Form I-485 and its documents with the attorney. The attorney reads each question on the form, and the client's answers are interpreted back into English.
Removal defense
Clients facing removal proceedings meet their attorney to understand the options and the next steps. The interpreter interprets the attorney's explanation without adding anything to it.
Video consultations
What to know about video immigration consultations with an interpreter
When video is used
A consultation is held by video when the attorney and the client are in different places. The attorney sends a meeting link, and everyone joins from their own location. Video is also chosen when no interpreter for the client's language works nearby. USCIS interviews are held in person at a field office, and we interpret those on-site only.
Who takes part
The attorney asks about the client's history, explains the options and prepares the forms. The client answers and asks questions in their own language. A paralegal may join to take notes and collect documents. The interpreter joins the same call as a guest and interprets in both directions for the whole consultation.
On the call4
- AttorneyExplains the options, prepares the forms
- ClientAnswers and asks in their own language
- ParalegalMay join to take notes, collect documents
- InterpreterJoins the same call as a guest
AttorneyInterpreterClient
The interpreter's role
The interpreter's job is to give the client the same clear conversation an English speaker would have with the attorney. Advice, questions and answers are interpreted in full and in both directions, with no summaries. The interpreter is neutral, keeps the consultation confidential, and does not give legal advice or speak for the attorney.
Writing a declaration
Client speaksInterpretedAttorney drafts
Reading it back
Attorney readsInterpretedClient reviews
Writing a declaration
The attorney may prepare a written declaration with the client during the call. The client tells their story in their own language, the attorney writes it in English, and the attorney then reads the draft back so the interpreter can interpret it for the client to review. The read-back takes its own time, so book hours for it.
On-site, video or phone
Choosing between video, on-site and phone for an immigration consultation
Video suits most consultations, because the attorney and the client can join from where they are.
On-site
Book an interpreter in person for a consultation at your office, or for the USCIS interview, which we interpret on-site only.
On-Site Interpretation for Immigration Attorney ConsultationsVideo (VRI)
Video fits an attorney and a client who join from different places and look at forms and documents on a shared screen.
Phone (OPI)
Phone fits a client who cannot join by video, or a quick call where nothing has to be shown.
Phone Interpretation for Immigration Attorney Consultations
How it works
How to book a video interpreter for an immigration consultation
Enter your details and get your instant quote
Enter the consultation date, start time, the client's language and the platform, such as Zoom or Teams. The price for the booked hours shows right away.
Place your order
Pay online to confirm. The booking opens in your dashboard, where you add the meeting link and notes such as the kind of case.
Dispatcher runs and assigns an interpreter
Our dispatcher assigns a court-certified interpreter and confirms the name and credentials to you before the consultation.
Join your session
The interpreter joins your link as a guest at the booked time and stays with the call for the booked hours.
What you receive
- The interpreter's name and credentials, confirmed before the consultation.
- Your meeting link kept in the project, or a Texliff room link we create, which opens in the browser.
- A confirmation in your dashboard and by email.
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 for the client's case
Certified translations come from the same account as your interpreter booking, delivered as a PDF.
USCIS interviews
Birth, marriage and divorce certificates, criminal records and asylum documents, translated into English for the filing.
Courts and depositions
Affidavits and text messages in another language, translated so the attorney can attach them.
Hospitals and clinics
Medical and vaccination records from abroad, translated into English.
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 about video interpreters for immigration consultations
The ones we hear most often, answered by our dispatch and project-management teams.
Can't find it here?
01Can the interpreter join our office's Zoom or Teams meeting?
Yes. Add your link in the dashboard, and the interpreter joins it as a guest. Without a link, we create one in the Texliff room, which opens in the browser with nothing to install.
02What if the client has no computer or camera?
Book a phone session for that consultation instead. Everyone dials in from any phone with the number in your confirmation.
03Can the client keep the same interpreter for every consultation?
You can ask for it in the booking notes. A booking is for the service, not for a particular interpreter, so we take the request into account and assign them when they are available.
04How is a video consultation priced?
By the hour, for the hours you book, and the total shows before you pay. A call that goes through several forms takes more hours than a single question, and unused time is not refunded.
05How far ahead should we book?
At least 48 to 72 hours ahead, and earlier if you can.
06Which languages can you interpret at immigration consultations by video?
70 languages. Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Russian, Haitian Creole and Portuguese are the easiest to schedule. Rare languages need more notice.
07Are your Portuguese interpreters certified?
Yes. Court-certified and medically credentialed Portuguese 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.
08Do you cover all Portuguese dialects?
Brazilian, European and PALOP Portuguese differ in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and legal terminology. We confirm the target variety at intake and match the translator or interpreter accordingly.
Other languages
Other languages for Immigration Attorney Consultations
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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