John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
Law Sector
John Hancock Place T-55
P.O. Box 111
Boston, Massachusetts 02117-0111
VIA EDGAR
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January 16, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Filing Room
RE: John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company
John Hancock Variable Annuity Account I (eVariable Annuity) # 333-16949
Registration Statement Filed On Form N-4
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Dear Sir/Madam:
Pursuant to rule 497(j) and in lieu of filing final printed prospectus and
statement of additional information, we hereby certify respecting the
above-captioned registration statements on Form N-4 that:
(1) the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would
have been filed under Rule 497 would not have differed from that contained
in the most recent amendment to the registration statement, and
(2) the text of the most recent amendment to the registration statement has
been filed electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/ Arnold R. Bergman
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Arnold R. Bergman