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How to put a visa or job application together under a size limit

Application portals often want one PDF under a limit such as 1 MB or 500 KB. Merge your documents into one PDF in the order they ask for, then compress it to the exact limit.

  1. 1Merge PDF
  2. 2Compress PDF to 1 MB
Start step 1: Merge PDF

Each step passes your file to the next, so you only add it once. Nothing is uploaded.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Merge the documents in order

    Add the PDFs and drag them into the order the portal lists. Photos of documents? Turn them into PDFs first with JPG to PDF.

    Open Merge PDF
  2. 2

    Compress it to the limit

    This page aims for just under 1 MB, keeping as much quality as it can. If the portal says 500 KB or 200 KB, pick that size instead.

    Open Compress PDF to 1 MB

Questions

It still won’t go under the limit. What now?

FileFleet will offer to split it into parts that each fit, which most portals accept as separate uploads. Removing blank or repeated pages first also helps.

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