MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER VARIABLE INVESTMENT SERIES
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048
(212) 392-1600
November 2,
2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Variable Investment Series
File #811-3692
Rule 497(j) Filing
Dear Sir/Madam:
On behalf of the Registrant, the undersigned certifies that the form of
Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed under Section
497(c) would not
have differed from those contained in the text of the Registrant's most recent
registration statement
that was filed electronically via EDGAR with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October
31, 2000.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Marilyn
K. Cranney
Marilyn K. Cranney
Assistant
Secretary
cc: Barry Fink, Esq.
Keith O'Connell
