Portland, Oregon & Nearby Communities

Translation & Interpreting Services in Portland, OR

Help the people you serve take part in conversations, understand written information, and make informed decisions. NWI Global provides translation and interpreting services in Portland, OR, for healthcare providers, public agencies, schools, businesses, and nonprofits.

Whether you need an interpreter at a clinic, translated materials for a community program, or communication support for a public meeting, our team helps you put the right services in place.

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Supporting Portland-Area Organizations Since 1992

Founded in 1992, NWI Global has served the Portland area ever since. Our clients include the City of Portland and the State of Oregon, along with healthcare providers, clinics, schools, businesses, and nonprofits throughout the region.

That experience supports the work you do every day: helping a patient discuss treatment, giving a family clear school information, or making a public service easier to navigate. We help you coordinate language services around the people involved, the setting, and the information they need to understand.

Language Services for Your Portland Organization

Help people participate in conversations, understand written information, and use the services available to them. Choose individual services or combine several types of support around your audience and project.

Bring an interpreter to your location for medical appointments, family conferences, public services, and workplace discussions. In-person support gives participants a way to ask questions and exchange information directly, with an interpreter facilitating the conversation.

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Connect staff and participants with an interpreter when remote support fits the situation. Video remote interpreting allows participants to see one another, while telephone interpreting provides an audio option. Pre-scheduled video services can also support planned appointments and meetings.

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Give your audience written information they can use. Translate patient instructions, school communications, public notices, employee materials, websites, and other content. Our team can also coordinate formatting so your translated documents are ready for distribution.

Explore Translation & Localization

Support communication with Deaf and hard of hearing participants at appointments, meetings, classes, and events. Share the setting and participants’ communication preferences so we can help coordinate appropriate sign language interpreting support.

Explore Sign Language Interpreting

Make information available in formats your audience can access. Document accessibility services support usable digital materials, while Remote CART provides real-time text of spoken content for meetings, presentations, and other live events.

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Reach multilingual audiences through training videos, public information campaigns, and educational content. Coordinate translated scripts, voice-over, subtitles, and captions as part of your production process.

Explore Multimedia Localization

Explore our full range of language access services for additional options and help planning your project.

OHA-Qualified Health Care Interpreters in Portland

Scheduling an interpreter for a healthcare visit involves more than identifying the language. The appointment setting, communication needs, and interpreter credentials also matter.

NWI Global works with a large pool of Oregon Health Authority (OHA)-qualified health care interpreters in the Portland area. Our team helps healthcare providers and clinics coordinate interpreting for patient visits and care discussions.

OHA recognizes separate qualified and certified health care interpreter credentials. When submitting your request, include any credential requirements along with the language, appointment type, location, and schedule. This helps us identify an appropriate interpreter and confirm availability.

Learn About Oregon’s Health Care Interpreter Credentials

Languages Requested by the Communities You Serve

Portland-area organizations turn to NWI Global for support in Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Russian, Somali, Ukrainian, Romanian, Nepali, Chuukese, and many other languages. We also coordinate American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting for appointments, meetings, and events.

Tell us the language your participant uses, including any regional or dialect preferences. For Chinese interpreting, specify the spoken language, such as Mandarin or Cantonese. For written translations, share the intended audience and whether Simplified or Traditional Chinese is needed.

Don’t see the language you need? View the languages we support or contact our team to discuss your request.

On-Site Support From Portland to Salem

Your organization’s work may extend beyond Portland city limits. NWI Global coordinates on-site spoken language interpreting in Portland and nearby communities, including Beaverton, Gresham, and Tualatin, with service extending south to Salem.

If you manage several locations, share the address and schedule for each appointment. We can help you plan interpreting support across sites and consider remote options where appropriate.

Availability varies by language, location, schedule, and assignment requirements. Additional notice is especially helpful for specialized credentials, less commonly requested languages, and appointments outside major metro areas.

For services across the Columbia River, visit our Vancouver, WA, service area page. You can also explore our broader service areas.

Questions About Portland Language Services

Send your request as soon as the appointment is scheduled. Early notice gives us more time to identify an interpreter for your language, location, and any required credentials, including OHA qualifications for healthcare assignments.

For a short-notice appointment, contact us to check availability. We can also discuss whether video or telephone interpreting would suit the conversation and participants’ needs.

Request Language Services in Portland

Make your next appointment, meeting, or project easier to coordinate. Tell us who you need to reach, what you’re planning, and when you need support.

NWI Global will help you confirm available options for Portland, nearby communities, and locations south to Salem.

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