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[NATIONWIDE LOGO]
September 27, 2000
VIA EDGAR
The United States Securities
and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Subject: Nationwide VLI Separate Account-3
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
SEC File No. 33-44296
CIK No. 0000866064
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 "Act") and on
behalf of Nationwide VLI Separate Account-3 (the "Variable Account") and
Nationwide Life Insurance Company ("Nationwide"), we certify that the form of
the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information that would have been
filed under paragraphs (b) and (c) under Rule 497 of the 1933 Act do not differ
from the form of the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Registration Statement for
Nationwide and the Variable Account which became effective September 20, 2000.
Please contact the undersigned at (614) 677-7702 with any questions regarding
this filing.
Sincerely,
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Michael Stobart, Esq.
Michael Stobart, Esq.
Compliance Specialist
