In plain English
This term tells you the reading state of a notice. It is about whether the person the notice is meant for has read it. When it is marked unread, that has not happened yet.
In context
In this use, it marks a notice as not yet read by the person it is intended for.
- Situation
- Using identity, tax, and citizen portals for login, verification, submissions, and notices
- What it communicates
- marks a notice as not yet opened or read
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not show when the notice was sent or why it has not been read.
Examples
“By noon, the landlord's reminder was still an unread notice, even though the porter had delivered it at dawn.”
“Keep the school absence letter with the unread notices until Maya has looked at it.”