Got a new visa! And a new contract!

I've been negotiating with my old school, Seongdong SLP, for a new contract for a few months to hold me over until I (hopefully) start grad school in the fall. I finally worked out all the details and I went to immigration with one of the managers of Seongdong to renew my visa. We were a little worried because my visa was set to expire on the 15th of January, but my new contract didn't start until January 31st. I actually wasn't so worried, but my school had never had to transfer a visa from one school to their school so they weren't sure what they needed to do and were kind of freaking me out and trying to get my current school to play with the dates of my release letter so that the visa would transfer smoothly. But, as my current school is owned by Sogang University, they do everything by the books and wouldn't have any of the date fudging that my new school wanted.

Anyway, it all worked out in the end. I'm going to have a very light schedule at my new job (with a very light pay check to go with it, though) but I hope that will allow me to take a university Korean class, or another intensive Korean class.

 Immigration office. Surprisingly it took less than an hour to get the whole thing processed and get my ARC (Alien Regsitration Card) back.

I'm also thinking of getting an F-2 visa. They've changed the rules now and you can get a visa based on a point system. I figured out (I think) that if I can pass the intermediate TOPIK test (Korean proficiency test, similar to a TOEFL test for English) and take a 100 hour culture and language class, I can get the visa. But, that means that I need to take my Korean study up a notch and really pass the test since it's only offered a few times per year. If anyone has taken the class to get the F-2 visa, please let me know how it is. I heard it's not expencive and it could be another alternative for me rather than going to university to study.