As the title says, I'm graduating in August (14th). It usually takes 1-2 weeks for them to mail the degree to the graduates. Foreign expert's certificate, which is required for a Z visa, takes 2-3 weeks to process and needs a degree. Chinese classes usually begin at the beginning of September.

My problem is obvious. My question is whether anyone has been in this situation before that could tell me if perhaps there are any documents I could get my school to write to show that I will be graduating that the governing body that issues FECs would take in lieu of a photocopy of a degree. I'm really not interested in working illegally. Any options?