Mikhail Bogomolny is a California-certified (No. 313218) and New York–registered Russian–English court interpreter with 17+ years of experience and more than 750 USCIS interviews. He has worked in Chicago and travels there for asylum, green card and citizenship interviews, immigration court hearings, depositions and EUOs, and works remotely by phone or video wherever remote interpreting is allowed.
Where interviews and hearings take place in Chicago
- Chicago Asylum Office: asylum interviews.
- USCIS Chicago Field Office: green card and citizenship interviews.
- Chicago Immigration Court.
From Mikhail's experience: At the Chicago asylum office you check in with the concierge on the first floor, who sends you around the corner, behind the reception desk, to the elevators. The security check is in the waiting area on your floor. More about Chicago.
The exact address and time are always on your interview or hearing notice.
How travel to Chicago works
Mikhail lives and works in Los Angeles and flies to Chicago for interviews, depositions and hearings. Travel is arranged openly, step by step, and the client approves every cost before anything is booked.
- You call or email with the date, time and place. Mikhail confirms that he is available.
- He finds a flight and, only if one is needed, a hotel, and sends you a screenshot of the fare and schedule for approval.
- Once you approve, you pay for the airfare and hotel only. This is the only advance payment, and it secures the date for both sides: you know your interpreter will be there, and Mikhail knows the assignment is confirmed.
- He books the trip and sends you the confirmation, so you always know where things stand.
- He arrives, meets you before the interview or hearing, and goes in with you.
Mikhail always looks for ways to keep your costs down. If the interview or hearing doesn't start too early, he takes a red-eye flight and comes straight there, so no hotel is needed. If the date changes or the interview is canceled, the travel payment is not lost: it is credited toward the new date.
Remote interpreting
Depositions, attorney meetings, mediations, psychological evaluations and many hearings that allow it can be interpreted remotely: by video (Zoom, Webex, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp video) or by phone. At USCIS interviews the interpreter must be there in person, so for those Mikhail comes to you.
Certified translation for clients in Illinois
Written translation doesn't depend on where you live. Email scans or photos of your documents, and Mikhail translates them by hand from Russian or Ukrainian into English and sends back a certified translation prepared to USCIS requirements, for USCIS, courts and other agencies.
Frequently asked questions
Has Mikhail worked at the Chicago asylum office?
Yes. Mikhail has interpreted at the Chicago asylum office and travels to Chicago for asylum and USCIS interviews, immigration court and depositions.
What do I pay in advance when Mikhail travels to Chicago?
Only the airfare and, if one is needed, the hotel, after you approve the fare Mikhail sends you. The interpreting fee is discussed individually by phone or email.
How do I book Mikhail in Chicago?
Call (818) 284-1884 or email michael@translatorpro.org with the date and start time, the address on your notice and the type of interview or hearing. Booking is by phone or email only.
Nearby: Detroit, Denver, New York City. All cities and states.
This page is general information, not legal advice.
Mikhail (Michael) Bogomolny
California-certified court interpreter (English–Russian) with 17+ years of experience in courts, immigration courts and USCIS interviews. Mikhail is not an attorney, and nothing on this site is legal advice.