625 Fourth Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
[logo] LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD
VARIABLE INSURANCE
PRODUCTS COMPANY
May 5, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
Branch of Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: LBVIP Variable Annuity Account I - File Nos. 33-15974 and 811-5242
("the Registrant"); Prospectus dated May 1, 1998 and the
Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 1998
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant hereby certifies that the form of the captioned prospectus and
statement of additional information that would have been filed by the
Registrant pursuant to 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 20 to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-4
would not have differed from that contained in said Amendment, which is the
most recent amendment to such registration statement and was filed
electronically on April 29, 1998.
Please direct any comments or questions concerning this certificate to the
undersigned at (612) 340-5727.
Sincerely,
LBVIP VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
(Registrant)
By LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD VARIABLE
INSURANCE PRODUCTS COMPANY
(Depositor)
By: /s/ James M. Odland
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James M. Odland
Assistant Secretary
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