";s:4:"text";s:3840:"In fact, USCIS explicitly says within its guidelines that “family members will generally be disfavored as interpreters if there is another qualified interpreter available to the customer.”The form declaration states that the interpreter must accurately, literally and fully interpret for both the interviewee and the interviewing officer. (You will only receive one minimum payment and one first hour enhanced payment in any 24 hour period. This may be in either arrival interviews or casework interviews where an individual has been booked in advance. The interpreter you bring to your interview must be someone who can accurately, literally, and fully interpret for both you and the interviewing officer and be able to interpret impartially and without bias.The guidelines also give USCIS the power to disqualify someone from serving as interpreter, if the person is not sufficiently fluent in both English and in the interviewee’s language and able to interpret competently, impartially, and without bias. You'll need to speak relatively slowly, and stop every few sentences, in order to give the interpreter the chance to fully hear and then repeat your words in English without forgetting what you said. This means that, for example, a family member with a personal interest in the outcome of the case might not be allowed to serve as interpreter. In both cases you will be required to provide simultaneous interpreting. These are not completed for every interview.To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. There are strict deadlines in place for each stage of the process and failure to respond in time may result in your application being terminated.Car: more than 50 miles (one way): 23.8p a mile (for each mile in excess of 50 miles).You can request a standard reference from the unit. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in particular a green card (adjustment of status) interview, you might need to bring your own interpreter.