Lingfaro

Professional interpretation · Minnesota

Qualified interpreters, when and where you need them.

Minnesota hospitals, courts, school districts, and social-services agencies post a request. Vetted interpreters respond on-site, including American Sign Language. Each completed session leaves a documented record.

For institutions

The interpreter shows up. The record follows.

  • Tier-based dispatch reaches qualified interpreters quickly, and keeps widening the search for less-common languages.
  • Every session produces a tamper-evident record with credentials and timestamps.
  • Net-30 institutional billing, ACH or card via Stripe, downloadable statements.
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For interpreters

Rate posted. Work on your terms.

  • Every offer arrives with the rate. No fishing calls, no exclusivity.
  • Daily caps you set yourself. Decline freely. No penalty, no informal consequences.
  • Direct deposit via Stripe Connect. No invoicing, no chasing, no net-45 waits.
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Somali · Hmong · Karen · Karenni · Spanish · Amharic · Oromo · Vietnamese · Arabic · Pashto · Dari · Russian · Ukrainian · ASL · and the languages Minnesota institutions need ·

What you can count on

Documented sessions
Every assignment produces a timestamped, signed session record.
Rapid dispatch
Requests reach vetted interpreters quickly, and you see each attempt.
Statewide coverage
The spoken and signed languages Minnesota institutions need.
Institutional billing
Consolidated monthly statements, ACH or card.

How it works

From a request to a documented session.

Tier-based interpreter dispatch A request at the center reaches interpreters in widening tiers — the closest match first, then a wider pool, then statewide and phone — until one interpreter accepts.
Request — language, modality, time Accepted — the interpreter who says yes Tier 1 closest match · Tier 2 wider pool · Tier 3 statewide and phone. The search keeps widening until an interpreter accepts.
  1. 01

    Post a request

    Tell us the language, modality, specialty, and time. We show you a fair rate and flag anything that shouldn't be in a dispatch brief before it leaves your screen.

  2. 02

    Interpreter on the way

    We route the request to qualified interpreters near you. You see every step: who was notified, who accepted, and when. Common-language requests usually reach an interpreter within minutes.

  3. 03

    Session documented

    When the session ends, both parties attest. A tamper-evident session record is waiting in your account: interpreter credentials, timestamps, and everything your compliance team needs.

Built for

Institutions that serve communities in their own languages.

Lingfaro is built for the language-access coordinators, EL directors, court clerks, and caseworkers who answer for it when an interpreter doesn't show up, and who need documentation ready before anyone asks for it.

Healthcare

Hospitals, clinics, behavioral health: Joint Commission, Section 1557, MDH Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter Roster

Legal

Courts, public defenders, civil legal aid, depositions: Minnesota State Court Interpreter Roster

Education

IEP meetings, parent conferences, special-education evaluations: Hmong, Somali, Karen, Spanish, ASL across the district

Social services

Refugee resettlement, public benefits: ORR, MDHS, and VAWA-funded programs

From the field

Recent articles

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Preparing for an interpreting assignment: a pre-session checklist

A practical pre-session checklist for interpreters in Minnesota: confirm the details, prep terminology, run a tech check for VRI and OPI, plan on-site logistics, hold your role boundaries, and decline cleanly if you cannot make it.

For interpreters · 5 min

How interpreters work through Lingfaro, from offer to payout

A step-by-step walk through interpreting on Lingfaro in Minnesota: reading an offer, the offer window, accepting, working the session, two-party attestation, and getting paid through Stripe Connect.

For everyone · 5 min

Minnesota interpreter demand by language: where the work is

A qualitative map of Minnesota's LEP language landscape: which languages carry the most volume, where speakers concentrate geographically, why dialects matter, and what the demand pattern means for working interpreters.

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Tell us what you need. We'll show you the system.

A short conversation. We'll dispatch a live test session in your top language and walk through the session record end-to-end.

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