CO requesting more proof for AOS joint sponsor

[Marti 2]

I posted about this in the October interview thread but I am posting it here as well so more will see..

My husband had our interview today and we ran into a problem

My mom is our joint sponsor and she is on ssdi so it is my understanding she was not required to file taxes in 2014. In our AOS we included a signed statement stating that..my husband is saying they are requesting her 2014 taxes and also telling him she did not make enough in 2014 to sponsor him...but we showed bank statements and a copy of the benefit letter from the social security administration showing she will make more than enough this year..a little over 25k..which is well enough above the 2 person household poverty guidelines..I am not sure what more proof they need or want.. I thought that even if you did not make enough the previous year..if you could show the current years income was sufficient that was enough..any advice on what to do now?

[Pinkrlion 2,720]

This is an embassy specific question. How does your embassy review income? Ours looks at previous year and current year to determine if you have the potential of being a financial burden on the US. Is it possible to find another sponsor?

[Marti 2]

Ah, Ok.. I wasn't aware that it was embassy specific. I thought there was a set of guidelines all embassies used when determining if someone meets the requirements. I am not sure how they view income. I did not see it mentioned often in the consulate reviews

Unfortunately, No I do not have another sponsor.

I am confused why her not filing taxes for 2014 would be an issue if she is not required to by law,