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[NATIONWIDE LOGO]
September 27, 2000
VIA EDGAR
The United States Securities
and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Subject: Nationwide Fidelity Advisor Variable Account
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
SEC File No. 33-89560
CIK No. 0000927751
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 "Act") and on
behalf of Nationwide Fidelity Advisor Variable Account (the "Variable Account")
and Nationwide Life Insurance Company ("Nationwide"), we certify that the form
of the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information that would have
been filed under paragraphs (b) and (c) under Rule 497 of the 1933 Act do not
differ from the form of the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional
Information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registration
Statement for Nationwide and the Variable Account which became effective
September 20, 2000.
Please contact the undersigned at (614) 677-7702 with any questions regarding
this filing.
Sincerely,
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Michael Stobart, Esq.
Michael Stobart, Esq.
Compliance Specialist
