Civil Guard Merit Competition 2026: requirements and how to participate

Key data

Career civil servants of the General State Administration have a new mobility opportunity: the Under-Secretariat of the Ministry of Interior has called, through Resolution of August 21, 2026 (BOE-A-2026-18382), a specific merit competition to fill budgetary vacancies in the General Directorate of the Civil Guard. The call came into force on the same day of its publication, September 1, 2026.

This type of specific competition is the ordinary mechanism for job provision in the AGE: it is not an opposition, but rather a merit assessment among civil servants who are already active or in a recognized administrative situation. The result determines who occupies each budgetary vacancy called.

What does this regulation establish?

The resolution regulates all aspects of the selection process. The key points are as follows:

• Type of process: Specific merit competition for the provision of jobs in the General Directorate of the Civil Guard.
• Positions called: Budgetary vacancies in the General Directorate of the Civil Guard (the detail of positions and levels is in the annexes of the official call).
• Who can participate: Career civil servants of the AGE in any administrative situation, except those in current firm suspension.
• Permanence requirement: Minimum of two years in the current permanent position at the deadline for submission of applications. There are specific exceptions included in the call.
• Submission of applications: Mandatory electronic submission through the Funciona Portal, with electronic certificate. Paper submission is exceptionally accepted.
• Required documentation: Participants must attach the annexes of general and specific merits established in the call.
• Adaptation for disability: Civil servants with recognized disability may request adaptation of the job.
• Gender equality principle: The competition incorporates this principle in accordance with current regulations.

Economic and operational impact

For the civil servant, participating in this competition may mean a change of position with direct impact on their remuneration (position supplement and specific supplement associated with the level of the new position), their workplace and their professional development. The positions called in the General Directorate of the Civil Guard are budgetary vacancies, which guarantees economic allocation from day one.

From an operational perspective, departments and units that have called vacancies must plan for the incorporation of new personnel once the competition is resolved. For civil servants who compete and obtain a position, the change of position involves managing the taking of office within regulatory deadlines.

The mandatory use of the Funciona Portal with electronic certificate speeds up processing and eliminates travel, although it requires that the civil servant has their digital certificate operational before the deadline.

Who does it affect?

• Career civil servants of the AGE who wish to change position and meet the requirement of two years of permanence in their current position.
• Civil servants in special administrative situations (leave of absence, special services, etc.) who want to be reinstated through this competition, provided they are not under current firm suspension.
• Civil servants with recognized disability who need job adaptation and want to request it within this process.
• Units and departments of the General Directorate of the Civil Guard with called budgetary vacancies, which must plan the coverage of those positions.
• HR managers of AGE organizations who manage applications and permanence certifications of their employees.

Practical example

A career civil servant of the AGE who has been in their current permanent position for three years (exceeds the minimum of two years required) and is not in a situation of firm suspension can apply for this competition. To do so, they must:

1. Access the Funciona Portal with their electronic certificate.
2. Complete the application and attach the annexes of general and specific merits that accredit their professional trajectory.
3. If they have recognized disability, request in the same procedure the adaptation of the position they need.

If that same civil servant had only 18 months in their permanent position, they could not participate unless they are in one of the specific exception cases in the call. In that case, they should review the complete text of the resolution to verify if their situation fits one of those exceptions before submitting the application.

What should civil servants do now?

1. Verify the permanence requirement: Check that you have been in your current permanent position for at least two years as of the deadline. If you don't meet it, review if your situation fits one of the specific exceptions in the call.
2. Check your administrative situation: Make sure you are not in a situation of current firm suspension, which is the only general cause of exclusion.
3. Activate your electronic certificate: Submission is mandatory electronic through the Funciona Portal. Verify that your certificate is current and operational before the deadline.
4. Prepare the merit annexes: Gather the documentation proving your general and specific merits according to the annex models published in the official call.
5. Request adaptation if applicable: If you have recognized disability and need job adaptation, include it in your application within the deadline.
6. Consult the full text of the call: The detail of positions, levels, merit scale and exact deadlines is in the resolution published in the BOE.

Official source

Consult complete regulation in official source

Notice: This article is for informational purposes only 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-2026-18382