I've searched and read threads dealing with civil cases and their disclosure on the AN form. However, I can't see anything similar and all threads refer to UK cases.
A plaintiff was owed money and filed a "contract/collections" civil case abroad (outside of the UK) in February 2006. The defendant wasn't aware because he was no longer in the country where the case was filed. Not replying to the summons, the defendant was marked "non-appearing" and a judge issued a disposition of "judgement without trial" in June 2006.
The defendant only became aware of the case after the judgement was made and started complying with it by making payments. Once the debt was fully paid, the plaintiff eventually filed a "satisfaction of judgement" with the court in August 2008, which shows on the court record.
The defendant is now an applicant for British citizenship.
Simplifying the above, this case is roughly equivalent to defaulting on a loan abroad and the creditor suing in regular civil court (not in a small-claims court) to obtain a legal judgement ordering the debtor to pay.
NB: This judgement does not appear on any credit reports abroad or in the UK.
Does this judgement need to be disclosed on the AN form in Section 3?
If yes, then how to correctly fill out the form? All relevant AN form field names appear to assume a criminal case - they use terms such as "nature of offence", "sentence given", etc. In a civil case, there is no "offence" to speak of, since a civil case is simply a civil dipute between two parties and no "sentences" are served, only judgements. Should this judgement maybe be explained on page 13 then, instead of using the inappropriate "first sentence" area on page 9?
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