An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes, a transport unit configured to transport a sheet, an access unit configured to access a storage medium attached to the sheet transported by the transport unit, a determination unit configured to determine whether access by the access unit is normally completed, and a change unit configured to, when the determination unit determines that access is not normally completed, change control to the transport unit such that a passing time during which a sheet transported by the transport unit passes an access range of the access unit increases.