but is it necessary to leave the country for that? I am asking as someone whose ex employer failed to ever get me a WP because they either were clueless or didn't care. I'm still in the dark about it all.
OK point made. But Thailand being a destination for millions (it's not Bhutan), and Thai not being a regional let alone a world language, it would be nice to be told about these requirements in a language understandable to at least some foreigners.
Well what I was getting at is that if you're refused entry at a land border, the worst that can happen is you walk back to Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia etc?