The date of arrival you provide should be the earliest date you plan to arrive in Vietnam because you cannot arrive in Vietnam before that date but you can arrive later than that date once it is granted in your visa approval letter. You also do not need to provide the exact date of exit, just provide the last day you plan to stay in Vietnam and you can exit Vietnam before that date.
For example, if you apply for 1 month visa and your planned arrival date is Mar 01, 2015, you can provide Apr 01, 2015 as your exit date, and you visa will be valid from Mar 01, 2015 to Apr 01, 2015. You can arrive in Vietnam anytime between Mar 01 and Apr 01 but must leave the country by Apr 01, 2015, unless you get a visa extension.
Note: The visa approval letter cannot be amended once it is issued, so in case you wish to arrive earlier than the date stated on the approval letter, you are required to apply for a new letter to update the date of arrival.
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