Mikhail Bogomolny has interpreted in U.S. immigration courts himself. For attorneys and respondents, he interprets at meetings while the case is prepared for the hearing, translates declarations and evidence with a certificate of translation, and reviews interpretation and translation issues in a case. At the hearing itself the court provides the interpreter; everything before it that shapes the outcome is best entrusted to someone who knows that court from the inside.
Services for immigration court cases
- Interpreting at attorney meetings while preparing for the hearing, in person or remotely.
- Form I-589 and declarations. The written statement is translated into English, and the final English text is read back to the respondent in Russian to confirm it says what they said.
- Evidence. Certified translations of documents, with a certificate of translation as the immigration court requires for foreign-language filings.
- Reviews of interpretation and translation. Expert opinions on earlier translations, interview records or recordings where accuracy is disputed, as a signed declaration.
Why attorneys bring Mikhail in
Beside the judge
Mikhail has interpreted in U.S. immigration courts (EOIR), seated beside the judge, and at more than 750 USCIS interviews. He knows how immigration judges and DHS trial attorneys approach credibility, inconsistencies and case law, and that understanding goes into every preparation session and declaration.
Grounded in immigration law
An Immigration Law Specialist Certificate (Washington Technical Institute, 2023): legal terms in declarations and evidence are rendered precisely, the way an immigration judge and a DHS attorney understand them. Counsel doesn't have to second-guess the translation.
One voice across the case
The same terminology from the I-589 and declaration through the exhibits to hearing preparation, with the final English text read back to the client in Russian.
Russian, Ukrainian and Hebrew evidence
Police reports, medical records, summonses and court papers translated with a certificate of translation, as the immigration court requires for foreign-language documents.
Strategic, never slanted
Every answer is rendered in the English that carries exactly what the respondent meant, so the judge hears the testimony as it was given. Precise and complete, with no side taken.
Affirmative and defensive
The same knowledge works at the asylum office and in court: Mikhail knows how a case referred from USCIS is heard in immigration court, and which details of the interview record can matter there.
Frequently asked questions
Can I bring my own interpreter to my immigration court hearing?
The court provides the interpreter for the hearing. If you think something is being interpreted incorrectly, tell your attorney, who can raise it with the judge.
Is evidence for immigration court translated with a certificate?
Yes. Each translation comes with a certificate of translation stating that the translator is competent and that the translation is accurate.
Does Mikhail work with attorneys outside California?
Yes. Translations and remote interpreting for client meetings work anywhere in the U.S., and Mikhail travels in person wherever he is needed.