India, July 1 -- United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is set to change its text alert number starting July 1, Newsweek reported. The agency has planned to discontinue sending text alerts from the number 468-311, also known as GOV-311. Applicants will now start getting text messages from a new number: 872466. This stands for USA-IMM, short for "U.S.A. Immigration."

This is a significant change for people who receive text updates fromUSCIS, including case status alerts and appointment reminders. USCIS urges people to save its new number to avoid confusion or mistaking official messages for spam.

USCIS often uses text alerts to contact those who have chosen to receive electronic notifications. The option is available ...