Practical upload guides

Understand the rule. Fix the file once.

Official-source country explainers plus plain-language guides to the PDF and image requirements that make online forms reject otherwise useful files.

Work hours

How to calculate overnight shift hours with breaks

Use a reliable next-day formula, subtract unpaid breaks, and total repeated night shifts.

Date calculation

How to count workdays between two dates

Understand inclusive dates, weekends, custom holidays, and the difference between weekdays and workdays.

PDF page order

How to reorder, rotate, and delete PDF pages

Correct scan order, sideways sheets, blanks, and duplicates without uploading the document.

PDF organisation

How to merge PDF files in the correct order

Build a clear application packet while protecting originals and checking the finished page order.

PDF page ranges

How to split a PDF by page range

Create separate files from ranges, individual pages, and non-adjacent page groups.

PDF file size

How to compress a PDF to an exact KB or MB limit

Target 100 KB, 500 KB, 1 MB, or another upload ceiling without sacrificing more quality than necessary.

United States

US visa digital photo: pixels, JPG, and 240 KB

Prepare the technical file while keeping the State Department’s separate photo-content rules in view.

United Kingdom

UK passport photo size and digital checker

Check the 600×750 pixel minimum and 50 KB–10 MB file-size range without cropping the original.

Canada

Canada online passport photo file checklist

Check the photographer’s original JPEG for its 3:2 ratio, pixels, and 200 KB–5 MB window.

New Zealand

New Zealand passport photo size checker

Validate the official JPG, 3:4 ratio, pixel range, and 250 KB–5 MB file-size range.

Europe

EU visa photo requirements and Schengen photo tool

Understand the shared ICAO rule, then copy the exact KB, pixel, and format limits from the destination portal.

File size

How to make an image fit an exact KB range

Why “under 50 KB” and “20–50 KB” are different problems—and how to solve both.

Dimensions

Pixels, aspect ratio, crop, and resize explained

A practical guide to width × height rules without stretched faces or rejected files.

Formats

JPG vs PNG vs WebP for online forms

Choose the format a portal will accept without making your file unnecessarily large.

Checklist

The five checks before you upload a photo

A quick final review for file size, pixels, format, filename, and visible content.