Do we need to include old passports for our CR1 Visa application?

[SandM0812 1]

My wife is going to be on her 3rd Japanese passport, and after reading this section of the I130 instructions, we aren't sure which passport(s) we would need to include in our application.

 

The USCIS instructions state: "Passport and Travel Document Numbers: Complete Part 4., Item Numbers 45. - 50., as applicable, if the
beneficiary relative used a passport or travel document to travel to the United States, enter either the passport or travel
document information in the appropriate space on the petition, even if the passport or travel document is currently
expired."

 

She will be renewing hers shortly, as hers expires soon. Her US travel passport stamps will be on both her 1st and 2nd passports, but she won't have any stamps on the new passport.

Should be write down her new passport #, and include the others as additional information in Part 9 and explain?

Do we need to photocopy her old passports with her new passport and include them in our application, or would we just need to write down the passport #s? 

Thanks for any information or help!

[PK_ 43]

Write down Passport #2 since it's the most current passport with US entries at the time of filing. 

 

No passport copy needed for the I-130 beneficiary. Just write down the number. 

[VNN 147]

You can put the newest one # or just leave it blank. Beneficiary’s passport won’t be really needed until NVC stage.