PDF tools for immigration applications
Application portals reject files that are too large โ IRCC allows up to 4 MB per file, the US CEAC portal up to 2 MB. These tools run entirely in your browser: your documents are never uploaded to a server โ they never leave your device.
1 ยท Compress a PDF to a target size
Best for scanned documents and photo-heavy files. The compressor re-encodes pages as images at a resolution that fits your target โ note this means text is no longer selectable in the result, which is fine for scans and supporting documents. If your PDF is already text-based and small, it may not shrink much.
2 ยท Merge several PDFs into one
Portals often give you a single upload slot per document type. Combine related pages into one file, in the order you select them.
3 ยท Convert photos (JPG / PNG) to PDF
Turn document photos into a single PDF โ one image per page.
Privacy: all three tools process files locally in this page using open-source libraries (pdf-lib and PDF.js). Nothing is sent to EE Draws or any third party. You can verify by loading this page, disconnecting from the internet, and using the tools offline.