May 5, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
ATTN: Document Control - EDGAR
RE: IDS Life of New York Account 8
(Variable Universal Life Policy - New York)
File No. 33-15290/811-5213
Dear Commissioners:
Registrant certifies that the form of prospectus that would have been filed
under paragraph (b) of Rule 497 would not have differed from that contained in
the most recent Registration Statement or Amendment, and the text of the most
recent Registration Statement or Amendment has been filed electronically.
Sincerely,
Mary Ellyn Minenko
Counsel
