I edited my post at the same time you were writing your reply, so I will repeat what I wrote as an addition in my edit :"I am assuming if one does not have a passport, then they have to make an explanation on why not or it will be indicated so in the forms filed so INS will already know about it, but if one has a passport and the question which I initially replied to on this thread was "how will they know if I renewed my passport?", then you have to show that passport hence my comment "they will see that you renwed it then"