CERTIFICATION OF
STRONG VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS, INC.
on behalf of the following series:
Strong Discovery Fund II
Strong Growth Fund II
Strong International Stock Fund II
Strong Schafer Value Fund II
STRONG VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS, INC. (the "Registrant") does
hereby certify as follows:
1. This Certification is made pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the
Securities Act of 1933.
2. Reference is made to the Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information of the Strong Discovery Fund II, Strong
Growth Fund II, Strong International Stock Fund II, and Strong
Schafer Value Fund II, each dated May 1, 1998 filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 (File No.
33-45321; 811-6553), which was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 29, 1998 (the "Post-Effective
Amendment").
3. The Post-Effective Amendment is the most recent post-
effective amendment filed by the Registrant.
4. The form of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information of the Strong Discovery Fund II, Strong Growth Fund
II, Strong International Stock Fund II, and Strong Schafer Value
Fund II that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) of the
Securities Act of 1933 would not have differed from that
contained in the Post-Effective Amendment.
5. The text of the Post-Effective Amendment has been filed
electronically.
STRONG VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS,INC.
/s/ John S. Weitzer
By John S. Weitzer
Title: Vice President
Dated: May 4, 1998
