In October 2025, the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP, asked the Joint Standing Committee on Migration to inquire into matters relating to Australia’s skilled migration program, including the scope for skilled migration settings to more effectively support Australian businesses, boost productivity and encourage innovation. Vialto was pleased to make submissions in response to this parliamentary Inquiry, advocating the need to reshape the skilled migration settings in the following core areas:

• Raising the upper age limit for employer sponsored migration and/or expanding age limit exemptions
• Improving access to occupations outside of ANZSCO Skill levels 1-3
• Improving cost and speed of visa processing
• Overhauling the Labour Market Testing requirements
• Creating a dedicated Intra-Corporate Transfer visa
• Improving access for small and start-up businesses
• Better addressing the needs of regional Australia

Read our submission here or visit the parliament website: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Migration/Skilledmigration/Submissions