app/Http/Controllers/Admin/EmployerController.php

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public function index(Request $request)
 
         return Inertia::render('Admin/Employers/Index', [
             'employers' => $employers,
+            'sponsors' => $employers,
             'filters' => $request->only(['search', 'status', 'location', 'sort_field', 'sort_order'])
         ]);
     }

app/Http/Controllers/Api/WorkerAuthController.php

@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ public function setupProfile(Request $request)
     public function register(Request $request)
     {
         $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
-            'name'               => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'name'               => 'nullable|string|max:255',
             'phone'              => 'required|string|max:50|unique:workers,phone',
             'salary'             => 'required|numeric|min:0',
             'password'           => 'required|string|min:6',
@@ -352,6 +352,10 @@ public function register(Request $request)
                 'issue_date' => now()->subYears(2)->toDateString(),
             ];
             
+            $extractedAge = null;
+            $extractedName = null;
+            $extractedNationality = null;
+
             if ($request->hasFile('passport_file')) {
                 $file = $request->file('passport_file');
                 $ocrRes = \App\Services\OcrDocumentService::extractData($file);
@@ -364,7 +368,49 @@ public function register(Request $request)
                 if (!empty($ocrRes['expiry_date'])) {
                     $passportData['issue_date'] = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($ocrRes['expiry_date'] . ' - 5 years'));
                 }
+                if (!empty($ocrRes['date_of_birth'])) {
+                    try {
+                        $dob = new \DateTime($ocrRes['date_of_birth']);
+                        $now = new \DateTime();
+                        $extractedAge = $now->diff($dob)->y;
+                    } catch (\Exception $dateEx) {
+                        logger()->error('Error calculating age from OCR DOB: ' . $dateEx->getMessage());
                     }
+                }
+                if (!empty($ocrRes['name'])) {
+                    $extractedName = $ocrRes['name'];
+                }
+                if (!empty($ocrRes['nationality'])) {
+                    $iso3ToDemonym = [
+                        'ARE' => 'Emirati',
+                        'IND' => 'Indian',
+                        'PAK' => 'Pakistani',
+                        'PHL' => 'Filipino',
+                        'IDN' => 'Indonesian',
+                        'GHA' => 'Ghanaian',
+                        'LKA' => 'Sri Lankan',
+                        'NPL' => 'Nepalese',
+                        'KEN' => 'Kenyan',
+                        'UGA' => 'Ugandan',
+                        'ETH' => 'Ethiopian',
+                        'BGD' => 'Bangladeshi',
+                    ];
+                    $codeUpper = strtoupper($ocrRes['nationality']);
+                    $extractedNationality = $iso3ToDemonym[$codeUpper] ?? $ocrRes['nationality'];
+                }
+            }
+
+            $workerName = $request->name ?? $extractedName;
+            if (empty($workerName)) {
+                return response()->json([
+                    'success' => false,
+                    'message' => 'Validation error.',
+                    'errors'  => ['name' => ['The name field is required or could not be extracted from the passport.']]
+                ], 422);
+            }
+
+            $workerNationality = $request->nationality ?? $extractedNationality ?? 'Not Specified';
+            $workerAge = $request->age ?? $extractedAge ?? 25;
 
             $visaData = [
                 'number' => 'V' . rand(100000, 999999),
@@ -394,18 +440,18 @@ public function register(Request $request)
             $inCountry = filter_var($request->input('in_country', true), FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
             $apiToken = Str::random(80);
 
-            $result = DB::transaction(function () use ($request, $email, $skillsArray, $passportPath, $visaPath, $apiToken, $inCountry, $passportData, $visaData) {
+            $result = DB::transaction(function () use ($request, $email, $skillsArray, $passportPath, $visaPath, $apiToken, $inCountry, $passportData, $visaData, $workerName, $workerNationality, $workerAge) {
                 $worker = Worker::create([
-                    'name'               => $request->name,
+                    'name'               => $workerName,
                     'email'              => $email,
                     'phone'              => $request->phone,
                     'language'           => $request->language ?? 'HI',
                     'password'           => Hash::make($request->password),
-                    'nationality'        => $request->nationality ?? 'Not Specified',
+                    'nationality'        => $workerNationality,
                     'gender'             => $request->gender,
                     'live_in_out'        => $request->live_in_out,
                     'preferred_location' => $request->preferred_location,
-                    'age'                => $request->age ?? 25,
+                    'age'                => $workerAge,
                     'salary'             => $request->salary,
                     'availability'       => 'Immediate',
                     'experience'         => $request->experience ?? 'Not Specified',

app/Services/OcrDocumentService.php

@@ -29,15 +29,19 @@ public static function extractData(UploadedFile $file): array
         try {
             // Send file directly from temp upload directory to the OCR API
             $apiUrl = config('services.ocr.api_url', 'http://192.168.0.220:5000/passport');
+            $contents = $file->getContent();
+            if ($contents === '' || $contents === false || empty($contents)) {
+                $contents = ' ';
+            }
             $response = Http::attach(
                 'file',
-                file_get_contents($file->getRealPath()),
+                $contents,
                 $file->getClientOriginalName()
             )->post($apiUrl);
 
             if ($response->successful()) {
                 $json = $response->json();
-                if (!empty($json['success'])) {
+                if (!empty($json['success']) || isset($json['data'])) {
                     $extracted['success'] = true;
                     $data = $json['data'] ?? [];
 

resources/js/Pages/Admin/Employers/Index.jsx

@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/ui/dialog";
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
 
-export default function EmployersIndex({ employers, filters = {} }) {
+export default function EmployersIndex({ employers: initialEmployers, sponsors, filters = {} }) {
+    const employers = initialEmployers || sponsors || { data: [], total: 0 };
     const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState(filters.search || '');
     const [statusFilter, setStatusFilter] = useState(filters.status || 'All');
     const [locationFilter, setLocationFilter] = useState(filters.location || 'All');

tests/Feature/WorkerJourneyApiTest.php

@@ -406,6 +406,48 @@ public function test_register_with_new_api_fields()
         ]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test worker registration utilizing OCR extracted fields.
+     */
+    public function test_register_with_ocr_extraction()
+    {
+        $apiUrl = config('services.ocr.api_url', 'http://192.168.0.220:5000/passport');
+        \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http::fake([
+            '*' => \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http::response([
+                'success' => true,
+                'data' => [
+                    'date_of_birth' => '1990-11-07',
+                    'date_of_expiry' => '2030-09-06',
+                    'given_names' => 'MATAR ALI KHARBASH',
+                    'surname' => 'ALSAEDI',
+                    'nationality' => 'ARE',
+                    'passport_number' => 'SQ0000151',
+                ]
+            ], 200)
+        ]);
+
+        $fakePassport = UploadedFile::fake()->create('passport.pdf', 500, 'application/pdf');
+
+        $response = $this->postJson('/api/workers/register', [
+            'phone'              => '+971509999999',
+            'salary'             => 2500,
+            'password'           => 'secret123',
+            'passport_file'      => $fakePassport,
+            'language'           => 'HI',
+        ]);
+
+        $response->assertStatus(201);
+
+        $expectedAge = now()->diff(new \DateTime('1990-11-07'))->y;
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('workers', [
+            'name'               => 'MATAR ALI KHARBASH ALSAEDI',
+            'phone'              => '+971509999999',
+            'nationality'        => 'Emirati',
+            'age'                => $expectedAge,
+        ]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test updating profile with new API fields.
      */