Wait time now counts toward 5 year residency?

[cj807 (Chris J)]

We kicked this one around a few months back, but I don’t think we reached a firm conclusion.

ARI Holders (Stage 5)

But presumably you need to maintain a valid residence permit all the way up to grant of citizenship? You can’t just have an ARI for 5 years, apply for citizenship and have no residence permit during the year or two it takes for citizenship approval?