Immigration Department in Nagoya

Hi,

I would be filing for my Wife`s COE at the Nagoya Immigration Department. I just wanted to know the following things

a) Is there a thumb rule that applications for COE`s filed at regional immigration offices take more time/less time than the one`s filed in Tokyo..???

b) Also, my COE Application (which was done in Tokyo) had taken approximately 3 weeks to get processed. I am on an Intra Company Transferee visa. Does the Dependent COE take longer/shorter than a COE for Work Visa..??? Or is it the case that nothing can be said..???

c) Finally, if anyone has ever filed for a Dependent COE/Self COE in Nagoya Immigration Office, I would be very grateful if you could share the timelines with me....

Thanks a zillion in advance....

Is there a thumb rule that applications for COE`s filed at regional immigration offices take more time/less time than the one`s filed in Tokyo..???

First of all, the one in Tokyo is also a regional immigration office! The Nagoya Regional Office is on the same level as the one in Tokyo. It is the various branch offices, which are on a lower level, and I heard that applications submitted to branch offices will be sent to the corresponding regional office, which adds about two days to the process.