STEIN
ROE &
FARNHAM
Investment Management
May 1, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust
File No. 33-14954 and 811-07955
Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the
Securities Act of 1933 is certification that the
prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information of
Stein Roe Variable Investment Trust do not differ from those
filed in the most recent post-effective amendment, which was
filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
KEVIN M. CAROME
Kevin M. Carome
General Counsel
KMC/ndp
Stein Roe & Farnham Incorporated One South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606-4685 312.368.7700
Chicago Cleveland Fort Lauderdale New York San Francisco
San Juan
A Liberty Financial Company
