What are the current visa application experiences for the Workation category in Vientiane?

Workation category approved in Vientiane.

Mostly posting this cos NO INTERVIEW was conducted. There was another post recently, stating the same, so FYI that's the deal right now.

Seems like they're stuck with a pretty big backlog and this policy might be a temporary solution for them.

Another clue for that is that I got both emails(additional docs and approval) at odd hours, well after office time. So if that whole business is done at the embassy, and emails sent without delays as they work on applications, then it seems like they're working overtime.

I used my company + portfolio for application;

* Cover letter

* Company letter(myself allowing myself to work remote from Thailand for myself, saying to myself that I can't work for Thai clients etc...hilarious)

* Incorporation cert and a few screenshots proving that I'm the owner

* 500k bank statement and company's bank statement with money inflow matching issued invoices

* Invoices to a client

* Location proof

* Portfolio proof

Think that's pretty much it.

TIMELINE

Payed on 5.1.

Additional docs on 12.1.(a full pic of Lao stamp page, guess they want to see the passport number which is at the bottom of the page)

Approved on 14.1.

All in all not bad. Was hoping to skip the interview, based on that previous "no interview" post. Otherwise I'd be stuck here for much longer.