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  There are several ways to qualify for a waiver of the joint filing requirement to remove the conditions on your green card. For example, if you have been the victim of domestic violence or are now divorced from your spouse, you can ask for a waiver on these grounds. 

Although not completely clear to me, it sounds like you step-mother wishes to come to the U.S. to visit for a short time and then return abroad. Generally, applicants for such a visit need to apply for a visitor visa (a visa in the B1/B2 nonimmigrant visa category). That type of application is handled through the U.S. consulate's office in the foreign national's country, and part of the process includes providing documentary evidence to show a genuine intention to visit temporarily and then return home. Typically that type of documentation includes evidence of one's ties to her country, such as evidence of a temporary leave of absence from work, evidence of continuing to have a home abroad, evidence of financial ties abroad, evidence of other family members remaining abroad, etc.

In your situation pertaining to applying for a father who has been caught twice by Immigration and has been in the US a long time, it is best that he obtain a copy of his entire immigration file and consult an immigration lawyer for an opinion as to whether his case can be done along with the lawyer explaining all the difficulties involved. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.