Could you please suggest how you consolidated all the passports in a single pdf file? I have 3 passports and the scanned size of every passport is coming to be more than 5 MB.
Follow the directions provided in the email request for passport pages. Most important is your dpi and the compression. I was able to get 3 passports to less than 3mb. I used Adobe to put the individual files together, and it also included the translations of pages as needed [from a certified translator].
How to reduce the file size?
PDF format
• Recreate the PDF using the “lowest file size” option available.
• If you have images, save them with a resolution of 96 DPI (dots per inch).
• Remove all unnecessary images.
You may find file size and image options under the advanced settings section of the software you are
using.
JPG format
• Scan your document at a lower resolution (96 DPI).
• Remove all empty space around the image.
• Shrink the image.
• Reduce the JPG image quality.
TIFF and PNG format
• Scan your document at a lower resolution (96 DPI).
• Crop the image to remove any empty space around it.
• Shrink the image.
• Save the file in JPG format instead.
DOC and DOCX format
• Remove unnecessary images, formatting and macros.
• Save the file as a recent Word version.
• Reduce the file size of the images before they are added to the document.
• If it is still too large, save the file as a PDF.