Internal Promotion to General Auxiliary Corps 2026: deadlines and positions

Key data

Those who passed the internal promotion tests to the General Auxiliary Corps of the State Administration called in July 2024 now have official names: the Resolution of 8 July 2026 from the State Secretariat for Civil Service formalizes their appointments and assigns positions in different ministries and provinces. The clock starts from 13 July 2026, the date of publication in the BOE (BOE-A-2026-15218).

Access is through internal promotion, which means that those appointed were already public employees of the AGE—either as civil servants or as permanent fixed-term employees—and advance in corps or scale after passing the corresponding selection process.

What does this regulation establish?

The resolution regulates three fundamental aspects for those appointed:

• Formal appointment: The appointment as career civil servants of the General Auxiliary Corps of the State Administration is formalized for all applicants who passed the selection process called in July 2024 through the internal promotion route.
• Assignment of positions: Each appointed official receives a specific position in a determined ministry and province, assigned based on the score obtained in the selection process. Positions are distributed among different ministries and provinces throughout the national territory.
• Deadlines for taking office: Those appointed have 15 calendar days from the publication of the resolution to take up their new position. This deadline is extended to 1 month when taking office involves a change of residence location.
• Allegiance to the Constitution: Prior to taking office, those appointed must swear allegiance to the Spanish Constitution, a requirement essential to complete the process.
• Available remedies: Against this resolution, it is possible to file a motion for reconsideration within 1 month or an administrative contentious appeal within 2 months before the National Court.

Economic and operational impact

For those appointed, the impact is immediate and direct: appointment as a career civil servant of the General Auxiliary Corps means access to the remuneration, rights and guarantees inherent to this corps, superior to those of the original corps or labor categories.

From an operational perspective, the receiving ministries and units must manage the incorporation of new personnel in the assigned positions. This involves:

• Planning for reception and incorporation within a maximum period of 15 calendar days (or 1 month in case of change of location).
• Administrative management of constitutional allegiance prior to taking office.
• Updating of staffing and personnel records in the affected organizations.

For those affected who come from the status of permanent fixed-term employees, the appointment also implies a change in legal regime: they move from labor law to civil service status, with the differences in terms of rights, obligations and disciplinary regime that this entails.

Who does it affect?

• Civil servants of the AGE who passed the internal promotion tests to the General Auxiliary Corps called in July 2024.
• Permanent fixed-term employees of the AGE who passed the same selection process and now access the status of career civil servant.
• Receiving ministries and organizations that must manage the incorporation of new civil servants in the assigned positions.
• Human resources units of the State Administration responsible for processing taking office and constitutional allegiances.
• Labor advisors and personnel managers who accompany public employees in internal promotion processes.

Practical example

An employee who until now provided services in the AGE as permanent fixed-term employee in Madrid, and who applied for the internal promotion selection process called in July 2024, obtains a position and is assigned to a ministry in Seville.

In this specific case:

• From 13 July 2026 (date of publication of the resolution), the deadline for taking office begins to run.
• As it involves a change of location (from Madrid to Seville), they have up to 1 month—instead of the ordinary 15 calendar days—to take up the new position.
• Before taking office, they must swear allegiance to the Constitution.
• If they consider that the assigned position is not correct, they can file a motion for reconsideration within 1 month or go to the National Court through administrative contentious proceedings within 2 months.
• From taking office, they are governed by the civil service statute, abandoning their previous labor regime.

What should the appointed officials do now?

1. Verify the assigned position in the text of the resolution published in the BOE on 13 July 2026, checking ministry, province and destination unit.
2. Calculate the deadline for taking office: 15 calendar days from 13 July 2026 as a general rule; 1 month if the position involves a change of residence location.
3. Process the allegiance to the Constitution prior to taking office, coordinating with the human resources unit of the destination organization.
4. Contact the HR unit of the receiving organization to coordinate the exact date of taking office and the necessary administrative procedures.
5. Evaluate the resolution and, if any error is detected in the assigned position or in the process, file a motion for reconsideration within 1 month or an administrative contentious appeal before the National Court within 2 months.
6. Manage the termination in the original position coordinating with the current HR unit so that the transfer takes place within the established deadlines.

Official source

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Notice: This article is merely informative in nature and does not constitute legal advice. For specific decisions, consult a qualified professional. Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-15218