Passport number required for beneficiary? I-130

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2 hours ago, visaguy99 said:

the following is directly from the instruction sheet:

 

Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been married and the question asks, “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A,” unless otherwise directed. If your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How many children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None,” unless otherwise directed

 

Based on this,  although the passport number is a numeric response, it does not ask to quantify, Therefore, i think "none" wouldn't be an appropriate response. I think N/A is more suitable. so for example if the question was What is your child's name? and you don't have children you would put N/A. but if it asks how many children.. You would put "none".  

 

Just what i am interpreting.. I don't think it would be big deal either way if you put none or N/A. But what do you guys think?

It's not a big deal but the instructions themselves are contradictory on this.  Makes no sense to answer a perfectly applicable question, (the answer to which is NONE) by saying N/A.  Further, the forms won't even let you type N/A on them anymore.