No.
However, exemption from Immigration controls under Section
8(2), etc., also counts as being Free from immigration time restrictions.
Moreover,
The following are not technically absent from the UK:
• locally engaged non-diplomatic members of missions
• people exempt from immigration control under section 8(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 – consular staff and certain employees of international organisations
If still exempt after the 5-year period, then it may be
possible to
naturalise.
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