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Do I have to take a new Thai cooking class every 180 days for the DTV visa, and is my Australian Super fund sufficient for the cash requirement?

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Looking at the DTV and doing a Thai cooking class to qualify (too old and unskilled to be a digital nomad). Is the class a one-off for the 5 year duration, or are they expecting you to do a new class every 180 days?

With the cash requirement, would an Australian Super fund balance that I have total access to be sufficient, or does it have to be in a bank?
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The query pertains to whether a Thai cooking class, taken to qualify for the DTV visa, is a one-time requirement over the visa's five-year duration or if it needs to be repeated every 180 days. Additionally, it questions whether an accessible Australian Super fund balance suffices for the visa's cash requirements or if the funds must be in a traditional bank account.
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Generally funds don't count as cash, it should be money in an immediately accessible bank account. Why are you looking at the DTV if you're retired? A Non-O based on being over 50 is possibly more suitable?

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