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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950152-00-007032
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497J
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000927

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NATIONWIDE VLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT 4
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001041357
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [0000
]		IRS NUMBER:				314156830
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
</COMPANY-DATA>

		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		497J
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-94037
			FILM NUMBER:		729752
</FILING-VALUES>

			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		C/O NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE CO
				STREET 2:		ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA
				CITY:			COLUMBUS
				STATE:			OH
				ZIP:			43216
				BUSINESS PHONE:		8008603946
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		C/O NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE CO
					STREET 2:		ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA
					CITY:			COLUMBUS
					STATE:			OH
					ZIP:			43216
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</FILER>
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<TYPE>497J
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>l84103we497j.txt
<DESCRIPTION>NATIONWIDE VLI SEP ACCT-4                497J
<TEXT>

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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. 20549-0506


Subject: Nationwide VLI Separate Account-4
         Nationwide Life Insurance Company
         SEC File No. 333-94037
         CIK No. 0001041357

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 "Act") and on
behalf of Nationwide VLI Separate Account-4 (the "Variable Account") and
Nationwide Life Insurance Company (the "Company"), 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. 1 to the Registration Statement for
the Company and the Variable Account which became effective September 20, 2000.

Please contact the undersigned at (614) 249-8226 with any questions regarding
this filing.

Sincerely,

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

/s/ Michael Moser, Esq.

Michael Moser, Esq.
Compliance Specialist
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