Folic Acid vs. Folate. While folic acid and folate are often marketed as one and the same, their metabolic effects can be quite different. Folate is the bioavailable, natural form of vitamin B9 found in a variety of plant and animal foods.
If your name does not match the name on your birth certificate, you must also present documentation of your name change, such as a court order or marriage certificate. After your appointment at the passport acceptance facility, passport processing generally takes four to six weeks.
A spokesman for IPS said: 'The peak period for passport applications is under way, and we are reminding customers to leave at least three weeks for a renewed passport to arrive and six weeks if applying for the first time. 'We are successfully issuing 99 per cent of renewed passport within three weeks.