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NEW ENGLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
501 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3700
May 3, 1999
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Insurance Products
Division of Investment Management
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Re: New England Variable Life Separate Account
File No. 33-19540 - (Zenith Life Plus)
Rule 497(j) Certification
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Commissioners:
On behalf of New England Life Insurance Company (the "Company") and New
England Variable Life Separate Account (the "Account"), I hereby certify,
pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, that the
form of prospectus being used for certain variable life insurance policies
offered by the Company through the Account and otherwise required to be filed
under paragraph (b) of Rule 497 does not differ from the prospectus contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 for the Account filed electronically with the
Commission on April 27, 1999.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (617) 578-2857.
Sincerely,
Marie C. Swift
