Foreign Language Services

Paul F. DeLosh, Director
(804) 786-6455
Language Administrators
(804) 786-6455
[email protected]

Foreign Language Services Organizational Chart

  • The mission of the Foreign Language Services Division (FLS) is to assist individuals with limited English proficiency in overcoming language limitations to ensure universal access to Virginia’s Judicial System. FLS provides interpretation and sight translation services, certifies, and hires highly trained interpreters, and sets and maintains the highest professional standards for the provision of language services.

  • The Office of the Executive Secretary has set standards that must be met for a candidate to be granted certification or qualification reciprocity in the state of Virginia. 

    Certification Reciprocity
    If you are seeking certification reciprocity in one of the 18 languages that are certifiable by Virginia (Amharic, Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Levantine), Bosnian Croatian-Serbian, Cantonese, Filipino (Tagalog), French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese), click the link below for more information.

    Qualification Reciprocity
    If you are seeking qualification reciprocity in any language other than a certifiable language, mentioned above, click the link below for more information

  • Foreign language translations of certain court forms for informational purposes only. All forms filed with the court are required to be completed in English.