visa-doc-translate

Translate visa application documents (images) to English and create a bilingual PDF with original and translation

9 stars

Best use case

visa-doc-translate is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.

Translate visa application documents (images) to English and create a bilingual PDF with original and translation

Teams using visa-doc-translate should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.

When to use this skill

  • You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.

When not to use this skill

  • You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
  • You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.

Installation

Claude Code / Cursor / Codex

$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/visa-doc-translate/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/j7-dev/everything-github-copilot/main/skills/visa-doc-translate/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

  1. Download SKILL.md from GitHub
  2. Place it in .claude/skills/visa-doc-translate/SKILL.md inside your project
  3. Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

How visa-doc-translate Compares

Feature / Agentvisa-doc-translateStandard Approach
Platform SupportNot specifiedLimited / Varies
Context Awareness High Baseline
Installation ComplexityUnknownN/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

Translate visa application documents (images) to English and create a bilingual PDF with original and translation

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

SKILL.md Source

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:

1. **Image Conversion**: If the file is HEIC, convert it to PNG using `sips -s format png <input> --out <output>`

2. **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)

3. **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.)

4. **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

5. **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

6. **Output**: Create a PDF file named `<original_filename>_Translated.pdf` in 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)

1. **macOS Vision Framework** (macOS only):
   ```python
   import Vision
   from Foundation import NSURL
   ```

2. **EasyOCR** (cross-platform):
   ```bash
   pip install easyocr
   ```

3. **Tesseract OCR** (if available):
   ```bash
   brew install tesseract tesseract-lang
   pip install pytesseract
   ```

### Required Python Libraries

```bash
pip install pillow reportlab
```

For macOS Vision framework:
```bash
pip install pyobjc-framework-Vision pyobjc-framework-Quartz
```

## Important 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

```bash
/visa-doc-translate RetirementCertificate.PNG
/visa-doc-translate BankStatement.HEIC
/visa-doc-translate EmploymentLetter.jpg
```

## Output Example

The skill will:
1. Extract text using available OCR method
2. Translate to professional English
3. Generate `<filename>_Translated.pdf` with:
   - 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.

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