FIDELITY (LOGO) INVESTMENTS(registered trademark) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston MA 02109-3614
617 563 7000
March 5, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: File Room
Re: Fidelity Advisor Series VII (the trust):
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Consumer Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund (the funds)
File No. 2-67004 and 811-3010
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of
1933 is certification that the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information with respect to the above referenced funds do not differ from
those filed in the most recent post-effective amendment, which was filed
electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/Arthur S. Loring
Arthur S. Loring
Secretary