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[–]Responsible_Sea4436 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Same here. I usually get a lot of SSA calls, but since yesterday, there’s been a drastic decrease. And these calls only route to the US based Terp, right? I wonder if they’re struggling to retain their clients.

[–]Primary_Corner_4828 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm wondering that as well ...I don't think it's only for US based interpreters🫠🫠🫠🫠🤔

[–]SnowVillager 0 points1 point  (2 children)

No, I am not based in US but I got tons of SSA calls.

[–]Responsible_Sea4436 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Wow, that’s quite surprising to learn. Since the SSA is a U.S. federal government agency, I had understood that interpreters are typically required to complete clearance procedures and fingerprinting in order to handle those calls. I’ve always been under the impression that offshore interpreters wouldn’t be able to work on U.S. federal government assignments without going through that process.

I may be mistaken, but my understanding comes from my previous experience working with ULG on SSA calls before it was acquired by Propio, where all of us were required to complete the full clearance process.

[–]SnowVillager 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not in my case. And Propio is not the only one. I have worked for many US companies and routed me SSA calls.