TIAA SEPARATE ACCOUNT VA-1
730 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017-3206
(212) 490-9000
May 2, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: TIAA Separate Account VA-1
(File No. 33-79124):
Rule 497(j) Certification
Dear Commissioners:
In lieu of filing with the Commission its definitive
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 1997, as
otherwise required by Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act of 1993, TIAA
Separate Account VA-1 hereby certifies that:
(1) The form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) would not have
differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 3
to its registration statement on Form N-3 ("Amendment No. 3"),
as filed with the Commission on April 15, 1997; and
(2) the text of Amendment No. 3 has been filed with the Commission
electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/ Peter C. Clapman
Peter C. Clapman
Senior Vice President, Secretary
and Chief Counsel, Investments
