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Swiss Residence & Work Permit Document Compression
Cantonal migration office portals commonly reject oversized PDF attachments for work and residence permit applications. This tool compresses your supporting documents while keeping contract text and signatures legible.
Official compliance criteria
| Max file size | 5MB |
|---|---|
| Output format | Standard PDF |
| Color modes | color, grayscale |
| Text & vectors | Never rasterized |
| Operations | extract pages, compress |
Source: Staatssekretariat für Migration (SEM) / Kantonale Migrationsämter
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Frequently asked questions
- What's the maximum file size for Swiss Residence & Work Permit Document Compression?
- The processed file must be under 5MB. Photo & PDF Desk uses adaptive compression, starting from the highest quality setting that still preserves legible text, until the file fits.
- Will compression blur my text or signatures?
- No. Text, form fields, and vector graphics (including scanned signatures saved as vectors) are never rasterized or blurred — only embedded raster images inside the PDF are progressively downsampled to hit the size target.
- What format will I get back?
- A standard PDF, compatible with any PDF reader and upload portal.
- Can I choose specific pages to keep?
- Yes — enter a page range like "1-3,5" in the editor and only those pages are kept before any other processing runs.
- Is the 5MB limit the same for every canton?
- No — cantonal migration office (Migrationsamt) portals set their own limits, and 5MB is a common but not universal ceiling. Check the upload limit shown in your specific canton's portal and use the target-size slider here if you need a smaller file.