View Categories

Exceeding the Upload Limit for Required Documents

Each Required Document can accept up to 15 uploaded files. Applicants sometimes upload each page of a bank statement, tax return, or lease separately, which can hit this system limit.

If more than 15 files are needed, the solution is to merge the pages into a single PDF and re-upload.

Steps to Merge and Re-Upload

  1. Download the individual files from the Required Document.
  2. Merge into a single PDF using a PDF tool.
    • If you don’t have a tool for merging PDFs, common online options: Adobe Acrobat (online), iLovePDF, Smallpdf, Xodo, PDF Candy.
  3. Delete the individual uploads:
    • From the Service File, go to the Required Documents related list.
    • Select the Required Document. You may need to click View All to see the full list.
    • In the Required Document Files related list, use the dropdown next to each file to delete.
  4. Upload the merged PDF through the application.
    • Open the file in the application to confirm it uploaded successfully to your cloud storage.
  5. Remove local copies of the PDFs from your device in accordance with your organization’s data security policy.

Tip: Encourage Applicants to combine multi-page documents before uploading whenever possible. This prevents hitting the 15-file limit and makes review easier for staff.

Why This Matters

The system allows up to 15 files per Required Document. This is an intentional limit designed to:

  • Keep applications manageable for reviewers.
  • Reduce storage issues from excessive single-page uploads.
  • Encourage Applicants to submit multi-page documents as one complete file.

If an applicant tries to upload more than 15 files (for example, each page of a bank statement individually), they will need to combine the files into a single PDF before uploading.