Papua New Guinea's department of immigration says it is considering directing resettled asylum seekers into available jobs in the public and private sectors.
A department spokesman told AAP that officials should have a better sense of how the refugee resettlement scheme with Australia will work by the end of August, following advice from international agencies
Advice is being sought from the UNHCR, the International Organisation for Migration and others.
The spokesman says options for settlement of the asylum seekers are being considered and that one is to engage professionals among them into available jobs in the public and private sectors.
PNG's government says it will create a special visa class for asylum seekers and pass laws to stop legal action against the asylum seeker processing scheme.
