How to Prepare Documents for PRC LERIS Online (Philippines)

LERIS accepts document uploads in JPG, PNG, and PDF formats. Beyond the format, PRC's own transaction checklists — which vary by profession and transaction type (initial registration, renewal, board exam application) — specify exactly which supporting documents are required for your specific case, so it's worth reviewing your checklist on the LERIS site before you start uploading.

File size limits aren't published as a single fixed number across every document type on the portal, and they can differ by upload field. The safest approach is to prepare files that are as small as they can reasonably be while still being clearly legible, rather than assuming a specific number.

Most of what you're uploading started as a physical document — a diploma, a transcript, a valid ID. Photographing it with your phone and converting that photo into a PDF is the fastest path. Scan to PDF places the photo on the page as you took it, without cropping or straightening, so fill the frame with the document and hold the phone directly above it.

An upload failure on a government portal is often a size issue even when the error message doesn't say so directly. Compressing the file — especially if it came from a high-resolution phone photo — is usually the fastest fix, and on the Balanced level a clear document usually stays easy to read. Zoom in on the smallest print afterwards to be sure.

Since LERIS is used for renewals as well as first-time registration, it's worth keeping a folder of your already-converted and compressed core documents — TOR, diploma, valid ID — so future transactions don't require redoing this step from scratch.

Applications with multiple upload fields go faster when your files are named clearly before you start — 'TOR.pdf', 'diploma.pdf', 'valid-id.pdf' — rather than the default filename your phone or scanner assigned. It sounds minor, but it noticeably speeds up a form with several separate upload buttons, especially if you're doing this on a phone where switching between the file picker and the form is more fiddly than on a desktop.

If the photo is already taken and it is not perfect, three tools fix the usual problems once it is a PDF. Rotate PDF turns a page that came out sideways. Crop PDF trims the table or floor showing around the paper by a percentage from each edge. Deskew Scanned PDF straightens a page that is slightly tilted; it works from the lines of text, so it suits a transcript better than a diploma with little writing on it.

A Transcript of Records runs to several pages and is usually the largest file you will upload. Photograph the pages in order, including any back page that carries the registrar's signature, the school seal or the grading system, and keep them in one PDF so nothing gets separated. If it is too large, compress that one file. Do not compress documents that already upload without trouble.

LERIS asks for a photo of you when you set up your profile, and the upload screen gives its own rules for background, clothing and size. That is an image, not a document. PDFAreUs does not resize or edit photos, so prepare it with a photo studio's digital copy or your phone's editor, following the rules shown on the screen.