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Interpreters in Miami, FL
Yes: we book interpreters in Miami 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 Miami and Krome immigration courts provide the interpreter for the hearing, and the Eleventh Judicial Circuit appoints court interpreters where a fundamental interest is at stake and for witnesses in any proceeding. In Miami-Dade three in four residents over five speak a language other than English at home, so depositions, attorney meetings and USCIS interviews in Spanish and Haitian Creole are most of the private work.
In person in Miami
$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 Miami-Dade, Spanish speakers outnumber English-only speakers nearly three to one
Of 2,686,930 Miami-Dade residents aged five and over, 1,799,905 speak Spanish at home and 653,847 speak only English, according to the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate (ACS B16001). Haitian Creole is next at 99,855, then Portuguese (25,040), French, Russian, Chinese and Hebrew.
The county's institutions are built around the first two. The school district sends its Title I notices and surveys in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole (M-DCPS), and the circuit court lets Spanish and Creole interpreters be requested on three business days' notice, against ten for other languages in person (Eleventh Judicial Circuit). For us all of the county's top languages are standard-rate: $80 an hour by video, $110 in person.
The Eleventh Circuit appoints interpreters where a fundamental interest is at stake
The circuit's Department of Translation and Interpretation appoints qualified spoken-language court interpreters where a fundamental interest is at stake and a person's English would prevent full participation: circuit and county criminal cases, juvenile delinquency and dependency, paternity, domestic violence injunctions, mental health and incapacity proceedings, and other matters where the court finds one necessary. It also appoints them for witnesses with limited English in any proceeding, and for victims in criminal and delinquency cases. Requests are due at least 7 days before the proceeding, and languages of lesser diffusion may take longer or be covered by a remote service (Interpreter Request). When staff are short, other civil cases come last in the department's order of priority (Eleventh Judicial Circuit).
Outside those cases, and outside the courtroom, the parties arrange their own. Miami attorneys book us for depositions and mediations, for client meetings before a hearing at Riverview Square or Krome, and for USCIS interviews in Miami, Hialeah and Kendall.
What an interpreted appointment in Miami costs
A two-hour green card interview at the Hialeah field office is $220 in person; with a 20-mile round trip from the interpreter's location at $0.70 a mile, $234. A three-hour deposition downtown with a 30-mile round trip is $330 plus $21, $351. A visit to a detained client at Krome is billed the same way, from the scheduled start; a four-hour visit with a 50-mile round trip is $440 plus $35, $475. A one-hour video call is $80.
Languages spoken at home in Miami
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), Miami-Dade County, Florida. 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 | 1,799,905 |
| Haitian | 99,855 |
| Portuguese | 25,040 |
| French (incl. Cajun) | 18,134 |
| Russian | 15,690 |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) | 8,345 |
| Hebrew | 6,816 |
| Arabic | 5,694 |
| Italian | 5,151 |
Where interpreters are needed in Miami, 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 |
|---|---|
| Miami Immigration Court, One Riverview Square, 333 S. Miami Avenue, Suite 700 | The court provides the interpreter for the hearing, at government expense (ICPM 3.10). Attorneys book their own for client preparation and witness meetings. |
| Miami Krome (Detained) Immigration Court, Krome North Processing Center, 18201 SW 12th Street | Same rule for detained respondents: the court provides the hearing interpreter. Attorney visits and declarations are the attorney's to arrange. |
| USCIS Miami Field Office (8801 NW 7th Avenue), Hialeah Field Office (5880 NW 183rd Street) and Kendall Field Office (14675 SW 120th Street) | 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. |
| Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Department of Translation and Interpretation | Appoints court interpreters in criminal, juvenile delinquency and dependency, paternity, domestic violence injunction, mental health and incapacity cases, and for witnesses in any proceeding. Depositions are arranged by the attorneys. |
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools | District communications go out in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole, with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and Haitian Creole at Title I district advisory council meetings. |
| Jackson Health System | Interpreter services at no cost to patients: a telephone language line in more than 150 languages around the clock, video remote units on site, and sign language interpreters through contracted agencies. |
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 Miami 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, Miami-Dade County (read from the table-based summary file, acsdt1y2024-b16001.dat)
- EOIR — Miami Immigration Court
- EOIR — Miami Krome (Detained) Immigration Court
- EOIR — Immigration Court Practice Manual, chapter 3.10, Interpreters
- USCIS — Field Office Locator (Miami, Hialeah and Kendall field offices)
- USCIS Policy Manual — Volume 7, Part A, Chapter 5, Interview Guidelines
- Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida — Department of Translation and Interpretation
- Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida — Interpreter Request
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools — 2025-2026 District-level Title I Parent and Family Engagement Plan
- Jackson Health System — Jackson Memorial Hospital (Do you offer interpreter services?)
Frequently asked questions
Does the Miami immigration court provide an interpreter?
Yes, for the hearing, at government expense, both at 333 S. Miami Avenue and at the Krome detained court (ICPM 3.10). Request it no later than 30 days before. Preparation with your attorney is not covered.
Does the Miami-Dade court provide an interpreter in a civil case?
The Eleventh Circuit appoints interpreters where a fundamental interest is at stake — criminal, dependency, paternity, domestic violence injunctions, mental health — and for witnesses in any proceeding (Eleventh Judicial Circuit). In other civil matters, ask the department before hiring one.
How much is a Haitian Creole interpreter in Miami?
Haitian Creole is a standard-rate language: $80 an hour by video with a one-hour minimum, or $110 an hour in person with a two-hour minimum, plus $0.70 per mile of travel.
Does Jackson Memorial provide interpreters?
Yes, at no cost to patients, by telephone in more than 150 languages, by video and, for sign language, through contracted agencies (Jackson Health System).
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 Miami?
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.