Section 6Sec./Art. 6

Cancellation of Work Permits and Visas. - All Alien Employment Permits (AEP) and certificates of exemption and exclusions issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and any visa or work permit issued by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) or any other visa-issuing agencies to persons engaged in offshore gaming operations or employed by POGOs, POGO gaming content providers, and POGO accredited service providers are hereby withdrawn, revoked, or cancelled permanently: Provided, That upon the effectivity of this Act, the DOLE, the BI, and other visa-issuing agencies shall not be allowed to issue any visa or work permit to any person for purposes related to offshore gaming operations: Provided, further, That the BI shall ensure that a foreign national whose visa is cancelled in accordance with this provision shall be deported directly to the country of his or her birth or of which he or she is a citizen, in coordination with the appropriate embassy or consulate: Provided, finally.

That prosecution and punishment for crimes committed by such foreign national shall take precedence over an action for deportation.