Reciprocity Request Form

WA AOC Reciprocity Process

Thank you for your interested in receiving reciprocity in Washington State.

Reciprocity

If you already have court interpreter credentials in a registered language from another state, you may be able to get your credentials in Washington through reciprocity. To get reciprocity in Washington, you must have passed the written exam and the oral language comprehension exams to the same standards that Washington requires.

Filling out this form and uploading your credentialing letters will cover Step 1 and Step 2. We will let you know when you are ready to move onto the rest of the steps.

First Step :

Provide written documentation of passing the written exam and oral language comprehension exams from the administering state.
Provide a letter from the certification program stating that the interpreter is in good standing

WA AOC will contact you when the document verification results are satisfactory, and you can proceed to the next step. Please do not proceed to the next step until you are notified.

Second Step :

Attend a mandatory class on the Introduction to Court Interpreting, and Court Interpreting Ethics and Protocol provided by the Washington AOC.
Submit a fingerprint background check.
Execute the Oath of Interpreter.
Obtain an interpreter ID badge from the Washington AOC.

If you received your credentials from the Oregon Court Interpreter Certification Program, then are exempt from the Ethics and Protocol Class requirements.

If you received your credentials from another state that uses different language comprehension exams than the ones that Washington uses, you may still be eligible for reciprocity. The Issues Committee for the Interpreter Commission will make the final decision on reciprocity in this case.

Employment
In Washington State, court interpreters are hired individually by each superior, district, and municipal court. Each court has its own rates and interpreter contract policy

1. Interpreter Profile Information

* Please be sure to list your "current" mailing address. We will be using this address to mail you a packet so please be sure to use a valid mailing address. *This question is required.

	First Name
	Last Name
	Email Address (No processing possible without email)
	Street Address
	City
	State
	Zip Code

2. What court certification do you hold now? Check ALL that applies *This question is required.

Oregon state court certified
Federal Court Certification from the United States Administrative Office of the Courts
Court certified in a state other than Oregon

3. If state court certified, which state is your certification from? *This question is required.

4. Which language are you credentialed in?

	Language #1
	Language #2
	Language #3

5. Please upload the following documents. The reciprocity process will NOT begin until ALL required documents have been submitted. AOC reserves the right to review and determine whether to proceed with the reciprocity process or not.

1. Letter of Good Standing from the credentialing body in your state
2. Certificate of credentialing from your state

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