UK Visitor visa with debt CCJ

[HSB2019]

Hi, I am an Indian National who lived in UK from 2008 till 2016. After that I moved to USA and I am planning to visit UK again as a visitor. I just checked my UK credit account and it is showing that I have an active County Court Judgement issued against my name to repay a certain debt of around £1000. This judgement was issues on April, 2018 and I was not in UK at that time, so I never received it. My questions are:
1. Can I still apply for a visitor's visa even if I have a CCJ against my name? I went through the application form and the CCJ has to be disclosed in the visa application.
2. If I am able to apply and I do get a visa, will the UKBA be able to ask me to pay the outstanding debt before I am cleared at the border?

Thanks a lot for the answers/help in advance.

[zimba]

1. Can I still apply for a visitor's visa even if I have a CCJ against my name? I went through the application form and the CCJ has to be disclosed in the visa application.

Yes but it may be refused

2. If I am able to apply and I do get a visa, will the UKBA be able to ask me to pay the outstanding debt before I am cleared at the border?

If a CCJ was issued without your knowledge, you can ask the county court that issued it to set it aside using form N244. You may have to hire a solicitor to attend a hearing to make your case if you cannot attend.
https://www.gov.uk/county-court-judgmen ... -the-money

[HSB2019]

Thanks a lot for the information Zimba. I am not sure if I would want to hire a solicitor and go for a hearing as I am only planning to visit UK for around 10 days. Also, while looking at the application online I realized that they are asking if I visited UK in last 10 years whereas I have lived there for a few years. What should be the correct approach to answer that?
Another thing is that if my visa was rejected while I was in UK while extending it and was given to me on appeal, should I list it in the section where they ask if my Visa was ever rejected/denied while in UK?
Thanks

[zimba]

You should naswe all the questions truthfully and accurately.

[HSB2019]

Thanks Zimba. Really appreciate the feedback.

[gtrad]

Hi HSB2019

did you managed to visit uk?
thanks