Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: a control unit; an image forming unit; a storing unit; and a job reception unit, wherein in case that the control unit identifies that the print job received while the job reception unit receives the print job group is another print job received from another external device in accordance with the identification information, the control unit controls the storing unit so as to hold the another print job until the image forming unit completes the image forming in accordance with the print job group, and after the image forming unit completes the image forming in accordance with the print job group, the control unit controls the image forming unit so as to start the image forming in accordance with the another print job.