Hi JandM,
Many thanks for your helpful replies. Can I just ask again just to be very sure - I have indicated my relevant work experience in my EOI, which has been submitted and selected. So let's say now I have difficulty getting the evidence that INZ requires to verify my work experience, can I just tell INZ that I am unable to get hold of this and this work reference and please deduct the points away (I'm pretty sure I still have >140 points without the work experience points). Will INZ decide not to process my application as they may think that I "lied" to them in my EOI?
I actually have most of the other documents required by INZ prepared. I'm wondering if I can just submit without any of my work references (as waiting for my previous employers to prepare these will take at least a few weeks I'm sure) and tell INZ to disregard the points that I've claimed for that part in my EOI.