Articles on immigration interviews and interpreting

Written from the interpreter's side of the table. General information, not legal advice.

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  • False friends: why «арест» isn't always an arrest

    Arrest and «арест», protocol and «протокол», «повестка», DUI and wet reckless, «гимназия» and gymnasium: words that sound alike but mean different things, and why it matters at an interview and in court.

    October 2026

  • 10 myths about the USCIS asylum interview

    How long it really takes, why you wait, whether the officer decides alone, and why an attorney's silence is a good sign.

    Updated October 2026

Published on Rubic.us (in Russian)

Rubic.us is a Russian-language resource for immigrants in the U.S. Mikhail's articles there answer the questions asylum applicants ask most often.

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Useful videos (in Russian)

Секреты интервью на убежищеIn Russian · Rubic.us, January 24, 2025
Победить на интервью по убежищуIn Russian · Rubic.us, April 30, 2025
Секреты хорошего интервью на убежищеIn Russian · Rubic.us, September 9, 2025
Переводчик на интервью по политическому убежищуIn Russian · vkurse.us, September 18, 2025

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