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Van Kampen American Capital
One Parkview Plaza
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
Telephone: (630) 684-6000
497(j)
May 7, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Re: Van Kampen American Capital Life Investment Trust
Registration No. 33-00628
Registration No. 811-4424
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Van Kampen American Capital Life Investment Trust (the "Registrant"), on
behalf of Asset Allocation Portfolio, Domestic Income Portfolio, Emerging Growth
Portfolio, Enterprise Portfolio, Global Equity Portfolio, Government Portfolio,
Growth and Income Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Morgan Stanley Real Estate
Securities Portfolio and Strategic Stock Portfolio, all series of the
Registrant, filed via EDGAR on April 30, 1998, a copy of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration
Statement") complete with exhibits filed therewith pursuant to Rule 485(b) of
the General Rules and Regulations (the "1933 Act Rules") of the Securities and
Exchange Commission promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) of the 1933 Act Rules
this letter serves to certify that the prospectuses and statement of additional
information contained in the Registration Statement do not differ from that
which would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) of the Securities Act.
Should the staff have any questions regarding the foregoing, please
contact me at (630) 684-6774.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Nicholas Dalmaso
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Nicholas Dalmaso
Assistant Secretary
