Visa Doc Translate

2. OCR Methods (tried in order)

macOS Vision (preferred on macOS):

import Vision
from Foundation import NSURL

Install: pip install pyobjc-framework-Vision pyobjc-framework-Quartz

EasyOCR (cross-platform, no Tesseract required):

pip install easyocr

Tesseract (fallback):

brew install tesseract tesseract-lang
pip install pytesseract

3. Translation Rules

• Translate all text content to professional English
• Maintain 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 exactly

4. PDF Generation

pip install pillow reportlab

Structure:

• Page 1: Rotated original image, centered and scaled to fit A4
• Page 2: English translation — title centered and bold, content left-aligned with appropriate spacing
• Footer note: "This is a certified English translation of the original document"

5. Supported Document Types

• Bank deposit certificates (存款证明)
• Income and employment certificates (收入证明 / 在职证明)
• Retirement certificates (退休证明)
• Property certificates (房产证明)
• Business licenses (营业执照)
• ID cards, passports, and other official documents

6. Usage

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

Suitable for visa applications to Australia, USA, Canada, UK, and other countries requiring translated documents.