May 4, 2000
VIA EDGARLINK
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Separate Account VA-7 of
Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3
File Nos. 333-57697 and 811-08835
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Separate Account VA-7 of Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity
Company (the "Fund"), we are filing a certification pursuant to paragraph (j) of
Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933. In this regard, we certify that the
form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for certain
contracts offered by the Fund otherwise required to be filed under paragraph (c)
of Rule 497 does not differ from the form of Prospectus and SAI contained in the
Form N-4 registration statement for the Fund (the "Registration Statement"),
which was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 27, 2000, via EDGARLINK.
Sincerely,
Regina M. Fink
Counsel to Transamerica Life
Insurance and Annuity Company
