Anecdotes are not data. Until you show some proof nobody is going to beleive your word of mouth. There is not one other person, either self reporting or of acquaintance s, that have heard of this.
Anonymous participant Book an onward ticket. A bus from Nong Khai to Vietiene is about 140 Baht online. Enjoy Singapore. I lived and worked there for just over 10 years.
Do you have to prove 1) just that you are in the UK or 2) That you are resident in the UK. There is another post where a UK citizen is having difficulty proving the latter as no utility bills etc
Sponsorship is usually for dependents. There have been a couple of examples posted of a parent or relation sponsoring which I think were from Australia. Not every embassy accepts sponsorship even for family members