Merge PDF documents by choosing at least two PDFs or photos, arranging the files and downloading one PDF for free. Combine passport and police-record reference scans when your employer or agent requests one file, keeping TCI certified filing evidence and required originals separate.
Merge PDF documents in file order
- Select Choose PDFs or photos and pick at least two files. Add the passport scan, police-record reference copy or other requested files. Try it with an example opens fictional documents first.
- Check the page count beside each file. Drag its handle to change the file order, or focus the handle and use the arrow keys. Use Add files for a missing scan and × to remove a file. Pages inside a PDF keep their original order.
- Select Combine and download PDF. Open the saved file and check every required page, its order and legibility before sharing. On an iPhone, check Files and its Downloads folder; the destination follows your browser settings.
Keep a requested reference PDF separate from certified evidence
TCI work-permit guidance lists passport bio-data and police-record evidence among the certified supporting documents, with originals required in some cases. Joining scans does not certify them or replace an unchanged original. The Labour Clearance list also treats supporting evidence as distinct items.
An employer or accredited agent can tell you the required arrangement. Prepare a combined reference copy only if they request or accept one. If they provide separate fields or require separate files, keep each supporting document separate. Neither official page establishes a universal one-PDF upload rule.
Use the TCI work-permit guide and Labour Clearance guide for the official procedure. Merge does not submit an application or obtain a police record. Keep signatures, certification statements and required evidence complete.
Existing PDF text and all pages stay together
Merge copies the existing PDF pages directly. Selectable PDF text remains selectable; an image scan stays an image. There is no OCR to recognise words in photos. All pages of every input PDF are included, including pages after the first ten, within the file limits and your device's memory.
The handles move whole files. They do not remove, rearrange or interleave individual pages inside a PDF. Choose corrected source files if an internal page order needs changing.
The result is a new PDF and does not preserve digital-signature validation. Keep digitally signed originals separately. A PDF requiring an opening password cannot be added. The last output page carries a credit for the free tool, below an existing PDF page or in a photo's bottom margin.
Combine PDFs with document photos
Choose PDF, JPG, PNG or browser-supported HEIC files together. Each photo fits entirely on its own Letter sheet with 12 mm margins. Existing PDF pages retain their page sizes, with an extra strip below the final PDF page when it carries the credit.
Merge does not crop a photographed background or straighten a tilted card. For a single scan or both sides of one card on a sheet, arrange the layout in Photo to PDF, download it and add that PDF here. HEIC support depends on your browser; an iPhone library selection can provide JPG.
Free, without a document upload
Combine 2 to 20 files, at most 25 MB per file and 100 MB altogether. The browser reads your selected files and builds one PDF on your device, without an account or document upload. After the page and processing resources have loaded, you can continue offline.
Merging does not target a smaller file size. Compress can prepare a smaller copy separately, but it processes only the first ten PDF pages and exports image pages, losing selectable text. Its 1 MB starting target is an editing default, not a local filing rule. Check the saved file's size, complete page count and readability.
If the recipient accepts an altered reference copy, use Watermark for a purpose label or Hide details for agreed unnecessary fields before merging. Those editing tools also create image copies from at most the first ten PDF pages. Keep the complete evidence and any required originals.
Common questions
How do I merge PDF documents for free?
Choose at least two PDFs or photos, arrange the file rows and select Combine and download PDF. It is free without an account or document upload. The tool's credit appears on the last page.
Does a merged police-record PDF replace certified TCI evidence?
No. A combined reference scan does not create certification or replace an original the filing requires. Follow the current checklist and the employer or accredited agent's instructions about separate documents and required originals.
Can I merge PDFs without losing selectable text?
Yes. Existing selectable PDF text stays selectable and every input PDF page is included within the file and device-memory limits. Photos and image scans do not acquire selectable text. Keep digitally signed originals because the new file does not preserve signature validation.
Can I combine more than ten pages?
Yes. Merge includes all pages, subject to 20 files, 25 MB per file, 100 MB altogether and available device memory. The separate compression and editing tools process only the first ten input PDF pages.
Can I combine PDF and JPG files on my phone?
Yes. Select PDFs and JPG, PNG or browser-supported HEIC photos together. Each photo fits entirely on its own Letter page with 12 mm margins. At least two files are needed to download the combined PDF.
