So I understand the situation in henli's case is that he/she got the CIR without an NVFR rating, but the CIR is not restricted to day operations.
Presumably all of his/her night command time (min 5 hours) was conducted in the circuit under supervision??? Can you send someone solo cross country at night without a rating???
Also - my apologies on earlier post and a small correction. The friends I referred to got their PIFR rating after completing the CIR, but did not get the additional nav aids on their NVFR rating. Thanks to kalavo for clearing up the requirements there.