May 5, 1997
VIA EDGARLINK
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Transamerica Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account VA-5NLNY
(File Nos. 33-71748, 811-8160)
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Transamerica Life Insurance Company of New York and
Separate Account VA-5NLNY (the "Account"), we are filing a certification
pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933. In this
regard, we certify that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI") for certain deferred variable annuity contracts offered by
the Company through the Account otherwise required to be filed under paragraph
(c) of Rule 497 does not differ from the form of Prospectus and SAI contained in
the Form N-4 registration statement for the Account (the "Registration
Statement"), which was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 29, 1997 via EDGARLINK.
Sincerely,
Regina M. Fink
Counsel
cc: F. Bellamy, Esq.
