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May 9, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street
Washington, DC 20549
RE: VA-I Separate Account of UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
Reg. Nos. 33-45846 and 811-5803
Post-Effective Amendment No. 6
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The VA-I Separate Account of UNUM Life Insurance Company of America hereby
certifies: (1) that the text of the VA-I Separate Account's most recent post-
effective amendment (No. 6) has been filed electronically; and (2) that the form
of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed
under Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 would not have differed from
that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 6. This certification is made
pursuant to Rule 497(j) in lieu of a filing under Rule 497(c).
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Ann C. Madigan
Ann C. Madigan
Senior Compliance Associate
