I filed on February 5, 2018, and my bar on where's my refund is still on first bar. How long before it go to second bar? What is topic 152 means?

[L2181967]

I filed in February after 2 weeks the bars went away and said still processing I got a letter to where I had to identify myself and now the bars are back with tax topic 152 so will I get my refund now or what's going on.

[Critter-3]

Once you complete the ID verification your return is now put in the line for processing which can take 6 months or more to complete.  Check the IRS site once a week for a progress report.