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Interpreters in Dallas, TX
Yes: we book interpreters in Dallas by video at $80 an hour (one-hour minimum) or in person at $110 an hour (two-hour minimum), plus $0.70 per mile of travel, confirmed before you pay. The Dallas Immigration Court on Commerce Street provides the interpreter for the hearing, and in Texas courts a judge must appoint a licensed court interpreter when a party moves for one — and Texas law counts depositions and mediations as court proceedings. USCIS interviews for Dallas are held in Irving, and there you bring your own interpreter.
In person in Dallas
$110 an hour per interpreter, two-hour minimum, plus $0.70 a mile from the interpreter's location.
By video or phone
$80 an hour, one-hour minimum, no travel. Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or a phone call.
Quote within minutes
We reply within minutes, four business hours at most, with the interpreter, the exact price and any travel, before you book. Asking costs nothing.
In a Dallas deposition, Texas may require a licensed court interpreter
Texas Government Code chapter 57 defines "court proceeding" to include an arraignment, deposition, mediation, court-ordered arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution (sec. 57.001(7)). When a party files a motion, or a witness asks, in a civil or criminal proceeding, the court must appoint a licensed court interpreter for someone who can hear but does not understand or speak English (sec. 57.002(a)). In a county of 50,000 or more — Dallas alone counts 1,237,552 residents aged five and over (ACS B16001) — an unlicensed spoken-language interpreter is allowed only for a language other than Spanish, and only if the court finds no licensed court interpreter within 75 miles (sec. 57.002(d)).
If your deposition or mediation in Dallas needs a Texas licensed court interpreter, say so when you request; we confirm before you book whether we can staff it, and the interpreter's name and credentials are sent once the booking is paid. Meetings with clients, witness preparation for the immigration court on Commerce Street, business meetings and USCIS interviews in Irving carry no license requirement.
After Spanish, Dallas's largest language group is Amharic, Somali and related languages
Of 1,237,552 Dallas residents aged five and over, 713,716 speak only English at home and 438,905 speak Spanish (ACS B16001). Second, at 11,950, is the Census group for Amharic, Somali and other Afro-Asiatic languages — ahead of Chinese, French, Urdu, Arabic and Vietnamese. These are one-year estimates and the margins below Spanish are wide (plus or minus 6,495 for that group), so read the order after Spanish as approximate.
The school district sees the newer arrivals too: Dallas ISD keeps interpreters to help teachers with newcomer students whose language is Burmese, Kirundi, Pashto, Rohingya or Swahili (Dallas ISD). For us, Somali is a standard-rate language; Amharic, Pashto, Kirundi and Swahili carry the limited-availability surcharge of 25–30%, so an in-person hour is $137.50 to $143 and the two-hour minimum $275 to $286.
What an interpreted appointment in Dallas costs
A two-hour green card interview at the USCIS office in Irving is $220 in person; with a 30-mile round trip from the interpreter's location at $0.70 a mile, $241. A five-hour deposition downtown with a 40-mile round trip is $550 plus $28, $578. A one-hour video call to prepare a witness is $80, with no travel. We quote within minutes, four business hours at most, before you pay anything.
Languages spoken at home in Dallas
The most common languages other than English, from the U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 2024 1-year, table B16001 (language spoken at home, population 5 years and over), Dallas city, Texas. A language that links has its own page on what to get right when booking an interpreter for it.
| Language | People who speak it at home |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 438,905 |
| Amharic, Somali, or other Afro-Asiatic languages | 11,950 |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) | 8,435 |
| French (incl. Cajun) | 6,205 |
| Urdu | 4,881 |
| Arabic | 4,741 |
| Vietnamese | 4,569 |
| Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or other languages of Western Africa | 3,971 |
| Hindi | 3,709 |
Where interpreters are needed in Dallas, and who provides them
Some of these places must provide the interpreter themselves, and then you should not be paying for one. Where that is so, the official page is linked.
| Place | Who provides the interpreter |
|---|---|
| Dallas Immigration Court, 1100 Commerce Street, Suite 1060 | The court provides the interpreter for the hearing, at government expense (ICPM 3.10). Attorneys book their own for client preparation and witness meetings. |
| USCIS Dallas Field Office, 6500 Campus Circle Drive East, Irving | USCIS does not supply one for a green card interview: an applicant who needs an interpreter brings one, who shows a government-issued ID, takes an oath and interprets word for word. |
| Dallas County district and county courts | On a party's motion or a witness's request the court must appoint a licensed court interpreter (Texas Gov't Code 57.002); a party who files a statement of inability to afford costs does not pay for it. Depositions are arranged by the attorneys. |
| Dallas ISD Translation Services | Interpreters for school meetings, at no cost, requested by Dallas ISD staff; a three-way telephone hotline connects staff with parents. Parents ask through their school. |
| Parkland Health | Face-to-face, telephone and video remote interpretation, and sign language interpreters, at no cost to patients and families; ask any member of the care team. |
What an interpreter costs, worked out
These are the published rates multiplied out: $80 an hour by video or phone, $110 an hour in person, $0.70 a mile of travel.
| Booking | How it is worked out | Total |
|---|---|---|
| One-hour video or phone call | 1 hour × $80 | $80 |
| Two-hour video interview | 2 hours × $80 | $160 |
| Two-hour meeting in person, 20-mile round trip | 2 hours × $110 + 20 miles × $0.70 | $234 |
| Three-hour deposition or closing in person, 40-mile round trip | 3 hours × $110 + 40 miles × $0.70 | $358 |
| Full day in person (six hours), two interpreters in relay | 2 interpreters × 6 hours × $110 | $1,320 plus travel |
The quote confirms the interpreter, the exact travel figure and the total before you book; nothing is charged until you confirm.
How the travel charge works out
Travel is charged at $0.70 per mile from the interpreter's location, which means you can work it out rather than wait for a quote: a 20-mile round trip is $14, a 60-mile round trip is $42, a 150-mile round trip is $105. There is no separate call-out fee on top.
We will not pretend to know in advance where the interpreter will be coming from — that depends on the language, the date and the venue. What we do is confirm the interpreter and the exact travel figure before you book, so it is never a surprise on the invoice. Virtual assignments carry no travel charge at all, which is one reason most of what we do is virtual.
By video, by phone or in person
Virtual interpreting runs on Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams, or over the telephone. It is quicker to arrange, costs less and carries no travel charge, and it suits appointments, calls and most meetings.
In person is what venues with their own rules tend to expect, and the right choice when documents are being signed or several people are speaking at once. Tell us the platform, or the city and the venue, when you send the request.
How booking an interpreter works
- You send the request with the form below: the language, the setting, the format, the date and how long it should last.
- We confirm before you commit: the interpreter, the exact price and the travel figure if there is one. We reply within minutes, four business hours at most, and no payment is taken at this stage.
- You confirm and pay, and the interpreter is booked for your date. The interpreter's name and credentials are sent to you once the booking is paid.
What to have ready
The more of this comes in the first message, the fewer exchanges before you have a price:
- The language, the date, the start time and how long it should run.
- Virtual or in person: the platform, or the city and the venue.
- The setting and the subject matter.
- How many people need interpreting for.
- Any credential the venue requires of the interpreter. We confirm before you book whether we can staff it; the interpreter's name and credentials follow once the booking is paid.
Request an interpreter
Tell us the date, the language and the setting and we will come back with the interpreter, the exact price and the travel figure if there is one — before you commit to anything.
Thank you — we have your request
We will reply within minutes, four business hours at most, with the interpreter, the exact price and the travel figure if there is one, before you commit to anything.
Sources
What this page says about Dallas was checked against these sources on October 29, 2026. Rules change; the source is always the authority.
- U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 2024 1-year, B16001, Dallas city (read from the table-based summary file, acsdt1y2024-b16001.dat)
- EOIR — Dallas Immigration Court
- EOIR — Immigration Court Practice Manual, chapter 3.10, Interpreters
- USCIS — Field Office Locator (Dallas Field Office, Irving)
- USCIS Policy Manual — Volume 7, Part A, Chapter 5, Interview Guidelines
- Texas Legislature — Government Code chapter 57, Bilingual and Interpreter Services (secs. 57.001, 57.002)
- Dallas ISD — Translation Services
- Parkland Health — Language Access & Interpreter Services
Frequently asked questions
Does the Dallas immigration court provide an interpreter?
Yes, for the hearing, at government expense (ICPM 3.10); request it no later than 30 days before. The court is at 1100 Commerce Street, Suite 1060. Preparation meetings with your attorney are not covered.
Where is the USCIS office for Dallas, and do I bring an interpreter?
USCIS's locator sends Dallas ZIP codes to the Dallas Field Office at 6500 Campus Circle Drive East in Irving (USCIS). For a green card interview you bring the interpreter, who takes an oath (USCIS Policy Manual).
Does a deposition interpreter in Dallas have to be licensed?
Texas counts depositions as court proceedings and requires a licensed court interpreter when one is appointed on a party's motion; in a county as large as Dallas, an unlicensed interpreter is allowed only for a language other than Spanish with no licensed interpreter within 75 miles (Gov't Code 57.001–57.002).
Does Parkland provide interpreters?
Yes, at no cost to patients and families, face to face, by phone or by video (Parkland Health). You should not be paying for one there.
Is the price per person or per interpreter?
Per interpreter, per hour, billed from the scheduled start time. One interpreter covers a meeting; a full-day hearing may need two working in relay.
What if the venue provides its own interpreter?
Then you should not be paying us. Immigration court provides one, and hospitals and school districts frequently must. Ask them first.
Can I see the interpreter's credentials before I pay?
Tell us the credential the venue or the other side requires when you request, and we confirm before you book whether we can staff it. The interpreter's name and credentials are sent once the booking is paid.
How is travel charged?
$0.70 per mile from the interpreter's location — a 20-mile round trip is $14. We confirm the exact figure before you book, and virtual assignments carry none.
Need an interpreter in Dallas?
Tell us the date, the language, the venue and how long it runs, and we will confirm the interpreter and the exact price, travel included.