New EASA IR(A) and the solo NQ requirement

[Grumman77]

I did not start this thread in the hope of it becoming another one of those discussing how screwed up the whole Eurocrat color vision policy is (because it is and any sensible person will recognize that) or which test is the best if you wan't a pass. I'd like this thread to be all about beating the regulators at their own game, about how to cleverly, but legally, find a way to obtain an instrument rating with a class 2 medical restriction reading "Valid by day only".

So far it seems that three options still hold it together:

1. The EIR. Easy and might be worth waiting for but has the handicap of a no approach, no departure policy.
2. The dutch route. Clever, but some evidence suggests it will not fly with national CAAs outside the netherlands.
3. The FAA conversion route. Seems it only requires a valid medical class 2 (doesn't say it can't have a restriction) together with an audiogram. The downside is that it's extremely costly and time consuming.

Objections or further suggestions?