Reference pagesReason codes
Processing error
Visa 12.1: Late Presentment
A Visa dispute reason code, what it asks you to prove, and what Do The Proof puts in the response.
This code is retired
2024-04-13
Visa retired 12.1 on 13 April 2024 and folded late presentment into 11.3. It is still in Stripe's category map, so a dispute can still reach a merchant carrying it.
What this code means
Retired 13 Apr 2024; still in Stripe's map
What the network says wins it
AUTH: receipt supporting transaction date
- Authorization and processing records
How Do The Proof handles it
Arrives in Do The Proof as: General
How long you have to respond
- Merchant or acquirer response
- 30 days at each phase
- Cardholder dispute window
- 120 days, or 540 days for delayed delivery
Allocation disputes, which are the 10 and 11 codes, assign liability automatically and can only be contested through pre-arbitration.
Collaboration disputes, which are the 12 and 13 codes, take a merchant response, then issuer pre-arbitration, then arbitration.
Where this comes from
- Visa, Dispute Management Guidelines for Visa Merchants, June 2024 Read 2026-09-08.
- Chargeflow, Visa reason codes, updated 3 September 2026 Read 2026-09-08.
- Stripe, reason code categories Read 2026-09-08.
Other Visa processing error codes
Do The Proof drafts dispute responses for Shopify stores. Connect store