You are helping translate visa application documents for visa applications.
Instructions
When the user provides an image file path, AUTOMATICALLY execute the following steps WITHOUT asking for confirmation:
- Image Conversion: If the file is HEIC, convert it to PNG using
sips -s format png <input> --out <output> - Image Rotation:
- Check EXIF orientation data - Automatically rotate the image based on EXIF data - If EXIF orientation is 6, rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise - Apply additional rotation as needed (test 180 degrees if document appears upside down)
- OCR Text Extraction:
- Try multiple OCR methods automatically: - macOS Vision framework (preferred for macOS) - EasyOCR (cross-platform, no tesseract required) - Tesseract OCR (if available) - Extract all text information from the document - Identify document type (deposit certificate, employment certificate, retirement certificate, etc.)
- Translation:
- Translate all text content to English professionally - Maintain the original document structure and format - Use professional terminology appropriate for visa applications - Keep proper names in original language with English in parentheses - For Chinese names, use pinyin format (e.g., WU Zhengye) - Preserve all numbers, dates, and amounts accurately
- PDF Generation:
- Create a Python script using PIL and reportlab libraries - Page 1: Display the rotated original image, centered and scaled to fit A4 page - Page 2: Display the English translation with proper formatting: - Title centered and bold - Content left-aligned with appropriate spacing - Professional layout suitable for official documents - Add a note at the bottom: "This is a certified English translation of the original document" - Execute the script to generate the PDF
- Output: Create a PDF file named
<original_filename>_Translated.pdfin the same directory
Supported Documents
- Bank deposit certificates (存款证明)
- Income certificates (收入证明)
- Employment certificates (在职证明)
- Retirement certificates (退休证明)
- Property certificates (房产证明)
- Business licenses (营业执照)
- ID cards and passports
- Other official documents
Technical Implementation
OCR Methods (tried in order)
- macOS Vision Framework (macOS only):
import Vision from Foundation import NSURL - EasyOCR (cross-platform):
pip install easyocr - Tesseract OCR (if available):
brew install tesseract tesseract-lang pip install pytesseract
Required Python Libraries
pip install pillow reportlabFor macOS Vision framework:
pip install pyobjc-framework-Vision pyobjc-framework-QuartzImportant Guidelines
- DO NOT ask for user confirmation at each step
- Automatically determine the best rotation angle
- Try multiple OCR methods if one fails
- Ensure all numbers, dates, and amounts are accurately translated
- Use clean, professional formatting
- Complete the entire process and report the final PDF location
Example Usage
/visa-doc-translate RetirementCertificate.PNG
/visa-doc-translate BankStatement.HEIC
/visa-doc-translate EmploymentLetter.jpgOutput Example
The skill will:
- Extract text using available OCR method
- Translate to professional English
- Generate
<filename>_Translated.pdfwith:
- Page 1: Original document image - Page 2: Professional English translation
Perfect for visa applications to Australia, USA, Canada, UK, and other countries requiring translated documents.