Finally, after more than a month of sending off the paperwork and waiting, I have received my "apostille" criminal background check, which is a document that I will require when I apply for my Korean alien registration card – at least, presumeably. The last time I was asked to present such a document, I was told when I finally took it in that I didn't need it. But, it's important to be prepared, and no one will offer me a contract unless I can show that I'm prepared.
On Thursday, I'll get my copy of the medical checkup I did last week, which should mean that at least from a bureaucratic standpoint, I'm 100% employable in Korea. Then, of course, there's the matter of finding a job. But, as I've mentioned before, I haven't been looking that hard, to date – because the fact is that I'm enjoying putting my energy full-time into trying to learn the language, and I can afford to do so, at least for now.