Reason Codes/Visa 13.8
VisaConsumer Dispute

Visa Reason Code 13.8

Original Credit Not Received

What the cardholder claims

"Cardholder never received a merchant-initiated credit."

Win rate

30-40%

With proper evidence

Response deadline

120 days

From dispute filing

Required evidence (in priority order)

  1. 1refund_documentation

Response strategy

Provide processor proof the refund credit was actually initiated and sent to the issuer.

Stripe category

credit_not_processed

Stripe maps this network-level code to this simplified category.

Responding to this chargeback?

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