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[LOGO UNUM. LETTERHEAD]
May 8, 1998
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: VA-I Separate Account of UNUM Life Insurance Company
of America (File No. 33-47786)
Commissioners:
On behalf of UNUM Life Insurance Company of America (the "Company") and VA-I
Separate Account (the "Account"), pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act
of 1933, I hereby certify that the forms of prospectus and statement of
additional information dated May 1, 1998 that would have been filed pursuant to
paragraph (c) of Rule 497 do not differ from those contained in the most recent
amendment to the registration statement. The text of the most recent amendment
has been filed electronically.
Please contact the undersigned at (207) 770-3290 if you have any questions or
comments regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/s/ Rosemary A. Moore
Rosemary A. Moore
Counsel
cc: William R. Galeota, Esq.
Kimberly J. Smith, Esq.
[LETTERHEAD OF UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA]
