Hello!

I just had my facilitated interview in San Francisco, my husband and kids all have Swiss passports and we've been married 6 years. I was not required to have a language certificate, but I did my interview in French. The interviewer spoke in French, but also did repeat some questions in English if I was not understanding her correctly. I think the goal is that you can comprehend and explain your thoughts in the language. My grammar is far from perfect, but we were able to communicate and the interviewer seemed happy with that. That was my experience, but the guidelines seem to be very general when doing the facilitated process from outside Switzerland. Best of luck!