May 6, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Separate Account VA-5NLNY
(File Nos. 33-71748 and 811-8160)
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Separate Account VA-5NLNY (the "Fund"), 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 contracts offered by the Company
through the Fund 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 Fund (the "Registration Statement"), which was
filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 29, 1998,
via EDGARLINK.
Sincerely,
Regina M. Fink
Counsel
