[AAL Letterhead]
Aid Association for Lutherans
4321 Ballard Road
Appleton, WI 54911
May 4, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
Branch of Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Subject: Certification under Rule 497(j)
The AAL Variable Annuity Account I
(File No. 33-82054, File No. 811-8660)
Dear Commissioners:
The undersigned hereby certifies that the form of Prospectus that would have
been filed pursuant to 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment
No. 7 to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-4 would not have
differed from that contained in said Amendment, which was the most recent
amendment to such registration statement that was filed electronically April 22,
1999.
Please direct any comments or questions concerning this certification to
Kathleen A. Brost, Esq. At (920) 734-5721 extension 3528.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Kathleen A. Brost
Kathleen A. Brost
Supervisory Attorney
Law & Compliance Department
