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FILE NOS:   333-239299

   811-9491

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-14

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

[  ]  Pre-Effective Amendment No. ______             [ X ]  Post-Effective Amendment No.      2

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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter:      Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust	Area Code and Telephone Number:      763-765-6500
Address of Principal Executive Offices: (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)      5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297
Name and Address of Agent for Service:      Erik T. Nelson      5701 Golden Hills Drive      Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297      With a copy to:      Michael J. Radmer, Esq.      Dorsey & Whitney LLP      50 South Sixth Street      Minneapolis, MN  55402	Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:      As soon as practicable after the effective      date of the Registration Statement.
(Number and Street) (City) (State) (Zip Code)

Calculation of Registration Fee under the Securities Act of 1933:

Title of Securities Being Registered	Amount Being Registered	Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit	Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price	Amount of Registration Fee
Shares of Beneficial Interest				No filing fee is due because of reliance on Section 24(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

Explanatory Note: This Post-Effective amendment is being filed for the sole purpose of filing opinions and consents with respect to the legality and tax matters related to the reorganizations described in the Registrant’s previously filed Registration Statements on Form N-14. The Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information included in Parts A and B are incorporated by reference to the Registration Statements filed on June 19, 2020, and as updated pursuant to Rule 497 on July 20, 2020.

PART C:

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION

         The Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust provides that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust, except if it is determined in the manner specified in the Agreement and Declaration of Trust that they have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust or that such indemnification would relieve any officer or Trustee of any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties or, in a criminal proceeding, such Trustee or officers had reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. The Trust, at its expense, provides liability insurance for the benefit of its Trustees and officers.

         Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS

All exhibits included below and incorporated by reference refer to registration amendments to form N-1A unless otherwise specified.

Exhibit Number			Description of Exhibit
(1)		Agreement and Declaration of Trust, of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, dated July 13, 1999 as amended May 1, 2006, filed on February 5, 2014 as Exhibit (a)(2) to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, is incorporated by reference.
(2)		By-laws, of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, dated July 13, 1999 as amended May 1, 2006, filed on February 5, 2014 as Exhibit (b)(2) to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, is incorporated by reference.
(3)		Not Applicable
(4)		Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, filed on June 19, 2020 as Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File Nos. 333-239299 and 811-9491) is incorporated by reference.
(5)		See (1) and (2) above.
(6)(a)	Investment Management Agreement, dated April 27, 2001, between USAllianz Advisers, LLC and USAllianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, filed on October 24, 2001 as Exhibit (d)(2)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 7, is incorporated by reference.

(6)(a)(i)	Revised Schedule A, dated October 1, 2019, to the Investment Management Agreement between USAllianz Advisers, LLC and USAllianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, dated April 27, 2001, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (d)(1)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(a)(ii)	Revised Attachment 1, dated March 1, 2020, to Revised Schedule A of the Investment Management Agreement between USAllianz Advisers, LLC and USAllianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, dated April 27, 2001, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (d)(1)(ii) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(b)	Subadvisory Agreement, dated November 28, 2007, between Allianz Life Advisers, LLC, and BlackRock Institutional Management Corporation, filed on April 29, 2008, as Exhibit (d)(3) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 24, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(b)(i)	Novation of Subadvisory Agreement, dated July 1, 2011,  between Allianz Life Advisers, LLC, and BlackRock Institutional Management Corporation, filed on December 13, 2011, as Exhibit (d)(2)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 32, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(b)(ii)	Revised Schedule A, dated December 1, 2018, to the Subadvisory Agreement, dated November 28, 2007, as novated July 1, 2011, by and between Allianz Investment Management LLC, and BlackRock Advisors, LLC, filed on April 23, 2019, as Exhibit (d)(2)(ii) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(c)		Subadvisory Agreement, dated April 29, 2009 between Allianz Investment Management LLC and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, filed on June 30, 2009 as Exhibit (6)(d) to Registrant's Registration Statement on form N-14 (File No. 333-160351), is incorporated by reference.
(6)(c)(i)			Revised Schedule A, effective December 1, 2018, to the Subadvisory Agreement dated April 29, 2009, as amended January 2, 2012, between Allianz Investment Management LLC and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, filed on April 23, 2019, as Exhibit (d)(3)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(c)(ii)			First Amendment, effective January 2, 2012, to the Subadvisory Agreement dated April 29, 2009 between Allianz Investment Management LLC and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, filed on December 13, 2011, as Exhibit (d)(3)(ii) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 32, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(d)			Subadvisory Agreement, dated April 29, 2009 between Allianz Investment Management LLC and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., filed on June 30, 2009 as exhibit (6)(f) to Registrant's Registration Statement on form N-14 (File No. 333-160351), is incorporated by reference.
(6)(d)(i)			Revised Schedule A, dated December 1, 2018, to the Subadvisory Agreement, dated April 29, 2009 between Allianz Investment Management LLC and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., filed on April 23, 2019, as Exhibit (d)(4)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, is incorporated by reference.

(6)(e)		Subadvisory Agreement, dated April 24, 2015 between Allianz Investment Management LLC and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, filed on April 21, 2015 as Exhibit (d)(7) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 49, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(e)(i)		Revised Schedule A, effective March 1, 2020, to the Subadvisory Agreement, dated April 24, 2015 between Allianz Investment Management LLC and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (d)(5)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference..
(6)(f)		Subadvisory Agreement draft dated April 29, 2010 between Allianz Investment Management LLC and Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC, filed on April 28, 2010 as Exhibit (d)(14) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 28, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(f)(i)		Revised Schedule A, dated December 1, 2018, to the Subadvisory Agreement dated April 29, 2010 between Allianz Investment Management LLC and Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC, filed on April 23, 2019, as Exhibit (d)(6)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(g)	Subadvisory Agreement, dated November 14, 2014, between Allianz Investment Management LLC and Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC, filed on November 3, 2014 as Exhibit (d)(14) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 46, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(h)	Subadvisory Agreement, dated June 1, 2010, between Allianz Investment Management LLC and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., filed on April 28, 2011, as Exhibit (d)(17) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(h)(i)	Revised Schedule A, dated March 1, 2020, to the Subadvisory Agreement, dated June 1, 2010, between Allianz Investment Management LLC and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (d)(8)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(i)	Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement, dated October 14, 2016, between Allianz Life Investment Management LLC and FIAM LLC, (previously known as Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC), filed on April 26, 2017 as Exhibit (d)(9) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 62, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(i)(i)	Sub-Subadvisory Agreement, dated October 14, 2016, by and between FIAM LLC and Geode Capital Management, LLC, filed on April 26, 2017 as Exhibit (d)(9)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 62, is incorporated by reference.
(6)(j)	Subadvisory Agreement dated November 15, 2013, between Allianz Investment Management LLC and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., filed on February 5, 2014 as Exhibit (d)(23) to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, is incorporated by reference.
(7)(a)	Distribution Agreement, dated August 28, 2007, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, filed on April 29, 2008, as Exhibit (e)(1) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 24, is incorporated by reference.

(7)(a)(i)	Revised Schedule I dated, October 1, 2019, to the Distribution Agreement, dated August 28, 2007, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (e)(1)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(7)(a)(ii)	Fee Agreement Letter dated August 28, 2007 to the Distribution Agreement between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, filed on February 4, 2009 as Exhibit (e)(1)(ii) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 25, is incorporated by reference.
(7)(b)	Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated November 1, 2015, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, filed on February 12, 2016 as Exhibit (e)(2) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 53, is incorporated by reference.
(7)(c)	Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated November 1, 2015, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York, and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, filed on February 12, 2016 as Exhibit (e)(3) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 53, is incorporated by reference.
(8)		Not Applicable
(9)(a)	Mutual Fund Custody and Services Agreement, dated November 26, 2008, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on February 4, 2009 as Exhibit (g)(1) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 25, is incorporated by reference.
(9)(a)(i)	Amendments dated May 2, 2011, July 16, 2010, April 22, 2010, and October 26, 2009 to the Mutual Fund Custody and Services Agreement, dated November 26, 2008, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on December 13, 2011, as Exhibit (g)(1)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 32, is incorporated by reference.
(9)(a)(ii)	Amendment dated October 31, 2013, to the Mutual Fund Custody and Services Agreement, dated November 26, 2008, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on February 5, 2014 as Exhibit (g)(1)(ii) to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 41, is incorporated by reference.
(9)(a)(iii)	Amendments dated January 10, 2014, and April 28, 2014, to the Mutual Fund Custody and Services Agreement, dated November 26, 2008, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on July 18, 2014 Exhibit (g)(1)(iii) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 44, is incorporated by reference.

(9)(a)(iv)	Amendments dated October 27, 2014 and April 27, 2015, to the Mutual Fund Custody and Services Agreement, dated November 26, 2008, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on April 21, 2015 as Exhibit (g)(1)(iv) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 49, is incorporated by reference.
(9)(a)(v)	Fourteenth Amendment dated October 30, 2015, to the Mutual Fund Custody and Services Agreement, dated November 26, 2008, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on February 12, 2016 as Exhibit (g)(1)(v) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 53, is incorporated by reference.
(9)(a)(vi)	Fifteenth Amendment dated April 25, 2016, to the Mutual Fund Custody and Services Agreement, dated November 26, 2008, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on July 29, 2016, as Exhibit (g)(1)(vi) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 58, is incorporated by reference.
(9)(a)(vii)	Sixteenth Amendment dated October 28, 2016, to the Mutual Fund Custody and Services Agreement, dated November 26, 2008, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on February 15, 2017, as Exhibit (g)(1)(vii) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61, is incorporated by reference.
(9)(a)(viii)	Custody and Securities Lending Fee Schedule dated October 1, 2011, between Allianz Life Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on December 13, 2011, as Exhibit (g)(1)(ii) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 32, is incorporated by reference.
(9)(b)	Securities Lending Authorization Agreement dated March 14, 2011, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on April 28, 2011, as Exhibit (g)(2) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, is incorporated by reference.
(9)(b)(i)	Amendment dated January 24, 2012 to the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement dated March 14, 2011, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on April 25, 2012, as Exhibit (g)(2)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 34, is incorporated by reference.
(9)(b)(ii)	Amendment effective June 24, 2019, to the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement dated March 14, 2011, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (g)(2)(ii) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(10)(a)		Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan for the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust effective October 27, 1999, filed on October 26, 1999 as Exhibit (m) to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, is incorporated by reference.
(10)(a)(i)		Revised Exhibit A, dated May 17, 2019, to the Distribution Plan for the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust effective October 27, 1999, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (m)(1)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.

(10)(b)	Rule 18f-3 Multiple Class Plan, dated February 23, 2007, as revised June 15, 2016, for the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, filed on July 18, 2016 as Exhibit 10(b) to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File Nos. 333-212555 and 811-9491) is incorporated by reference.
(10)(b)(i)	Revised Schedule A, dated June 30, 2019, to the Rule 18f-3 Multiple Class Plan, dated February 23, 2007, as revised June 15, 2016, for the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (n)(1) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(11)(a)	Opinion and consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP with respect to the legality of the securities being registered, filed on June 19, 2020 as Exhibit 11 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File Nos. 333-239299 and 811-9491) is incorporated by reference.
(11)(b)	Opinion and consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, with respect to the legality of the securities being registered, filed on July 24, 2020 as Exhibit 11(b) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-14 (File Nos. 333-239299 and 811-9491) is incorporated by reference.
(11)(c)*	Final opinion and consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, with respect to the legality of the securities being registered, filed herewith.
(12)(a)	Form of opinion and consent of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP with respect to tax matters, filed on July 24, 2020 as Exhibit 12 to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-14 (File Nos. 333-239299 and 811-9491) is incorporated by reference.
(12(b)*	Final opinion and consent of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP with respect to tax matters, filed herewith.
(13)(a)	Services Agreement dated January 1, 2018, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., filed on April 24, 2018 as Exhibit (h)(1) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 66, is incorporated by reference.
(13)(a)(i)	Amendment dated February 21, 2018, to the Services Agreement dated January 1, 2018, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., filed on April 24, 2018 as Exhibit (h)(1)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 66, is incorporated by reference.
(13)(a)(ii)	Amendment dated February 20, 2019, to the Services Agreement dated January 1, 2018, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., filed on April 23, 2019, as Exhibit (h)(1)(ii) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 68, is incorporated by reference.
(13)(a)(iii)	Transfer Agency Agreement dated April 1, 2015, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., filed on April 21, 2015 as Exhibit (h)(1)(ii) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 49, is incorporated by reference.

(13)(b)	PFO Agreement dated January 1, 2018, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust and Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., filed on April 23, 2018 as Exhibit (h)(2) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 66, is incorporated by reference.
(13)(c)	Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement, dated March 1, 2020, , by and among Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, and Allianz Investment Management LLC, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (h)(3) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(13)(d)	Amended and Restated Compliance Services Agreement, dated February 19, 2020, by and among Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, and Allianz Investment Management LLC, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (h)(4) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(13)(e)		Amended Expense Limitation Agreement, dated May 1, 2007, between Allianz Life Advisers LLC, and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, filed on April 29, 2008, as Exhibit (h)(5) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 24, is incorporated by reference.
(13)(e)(i)		Revised Exhibit A, dated October 1, 2019, to the Amended Expense Limitation Agreement, dated May 1, 2007, between Allianz Life Advisers LLC and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (h)(5)(i) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(13)(e)(ii)		Amendment No. 1 dated January 23, 2012, to the Amended Expense Limitation Agreement, dated May 1, 2007, between Allianz Life Advisers LLC and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, filed on April 25, 2012, as Exhibit (h)(5)(ii) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 34, is incorporated by reference.
(13)(f)		Net Investment Income Maintenance Agreement dated March 18 2020, between Allianz Investment Management LLC, Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, and Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (h)(6) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(13)(g)		Joint Insured Agreement dated February 26, 2020, between Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, Allianz Variable Insurance Products Fund of Funds Trust, and Allianz Investment Management LLC, filed on April 27, 2020 as Exhibit (h)(7) to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(14)			Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with respect to financial statements of the Registrant,  filed on June 19, 2020 as Exhibit 14 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File Nos. 333-239299 and 811-9491) is incorporated by reference.
(15)			Not Applicable

(16)	Powers of Attorney, filed on June 19, 2020 as Exhibit 16 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File Nos. 333-239299 and 811-9491) is incorporated by reference.
(17)(a)	Statement of Additional Information of the acquired fundand acquiring fund dated May 1, 2020, for shares of the Allianz Variable Insurance Products trust, filed on April 27, 2020, as part of Registrants Post-Effective Amendment No. 70, is incorporated by reference.
(17)(b)	Annual report of the acquired fund and the acquiring fund, as of December 31, 2019, for the Allianz Variable Insurance Products trust, filed by Registrant on March 6, 2020 under form N-CSR, is incorporated by reference.

     * Filed herewith

ITEM 17.  UNDERTAKINGS.

         (1) The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is a part of this Registration Statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act [17 CFR 230.145c], the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for re-offerings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form.

         (2) The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the Registration Statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them.

         (3) The undersigned Registrant agrees to file, by post-effective amendment, an opinion of counsel or a copy of a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service supporting the tax consequences of the proposed reorganization within a reasonable time after receipt of such opinion or ruling.

SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed on behalf of the registrant, in the City of Golden Valley, and the State of Minnesota, on the 26th day of August, 2020.

                                                       ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

       By: /s/ Brian Muench

      _______________________________________________

      Brian Muench, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 26, 2020.

Signature	Title
/s/ Peter R. Burnim*	Trustee
Peter R. Burnim
/s/ Peggy L. Ettestad*	Trustee
Peggy L. Ettestad
/s/ Dickson W. Lewis*	Trustee
Dickson W. Lewis
/s/ Claire R. Leonardi*	Trustee
Claire R. Leonardi
/s/ Tamara Lynn Fagely*	Trustee
Tamara Lynn Fagely
//s/ Richard H. Forde*	Trustee
Richard H. Forde
/s/ Bashir Asad	Treasurer (principal financial and accounting officer)
Bashir Asad

By:  /s/ Brian Muench

      __________________________________

      Brian Muench, Trustee and President

*Pursuant to powers of attorney filed as Exhibit (16) to this Registration Statement

EXHIBITS

TO

POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

FORM N-14

ALLIANZ VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit	Description of Exhibit
(11)(c)	Opinion and consent of Counsel with respect to legality
(12)(b)	Form of opinion and consent with respect to tax matters

EX-11.C

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust

5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to the Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of two of its series, the AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (the “Acquired Fund”) and the AZL S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the sale by the Trust of all of the assets of the Acquired Fund, to the Acquiring Fund, in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of June 12, 2020, by and among the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, the Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, and solely for the purposes of Section 8 of the Agreement, Allianz Investment Management LLC (the “Agreement”). All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated July 21, 2020 or the Agreement, as the case may be.

We have examined such documents and have reviewed such questions of law as we have considered necessary and appropriate for the purposes of our opinion set forth below. In rendering our opinion set forth below, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures and the conformity to authentic originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed the legal capacity for all purposes relevant hereto of all natural persons and, with respect to all parties to agreements or instruments relevant hereto other than the Trust, that such parties had the requisite power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to execute, deliver and perform such agreements or instruments, that such agreements or instruments have been duly authorized by all requisite action (corporate or otherwise), executed and delivered by such parties and that such agreements or instruments are the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of such parties. As to questions of fact material to our opinion set forth below, we have relied upon the representations made in the Agreement and upon certificates and certifications of officers of the Trust and of public officials. We have also assumed that the shares will be issued and sold as described in the Registration Statement.

Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

(i) the Trust is a statutory trust duly organized and validly existing under  the laws of the state of Delaware and is an open-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940;

(ii)                        
each of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund is a series of the Trust;

(iii) the Agreement and the Reorganization contemplated thereunder have been duly authorized and approved by all requisite action of the Trust, the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund, and the Agreement has been duly executed by, and is a valid and binding obligation of the Trust; and

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(iv) the shares to be issued in the Reorganization are duly authorized and upon issuance in accordance with the Agreement will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Acquiring Fund.

Dated: August 21, 2020

Very truly yours,

      Dorsey & Whitney LLP

EX-12.B

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

2005 Market Street

Suite 2600

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Telephone  215.564.8000

Fax  215.564.8120

www.stradley.com

Christopher C Scarpa cscarpa@stradley.com 215.564.8106

August 21, 2020

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust

5701 Golden Hills Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Re: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization executed as of June 12, 2020 (the “Plan”) by Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (the

“Trust”) on behalf of AZL Morgan Stanley Global Real Estate Fund (the “Acquired Fund”) and AZL S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”)

Ladies and Gentleman:

You have requested our opinion regarding certain federal income tax consequences to the holders ("Contract Owners") of certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (collectively, the "Contracts") that are issued or administered by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianz Life”) or by Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York ("Allianz Life of NY") and funded by separate accounts of Allianz Life or Allianz Life of NY for which the Acquired Fund and Acquiring Fund, each a separate series of the Trust, serve as underlying investment vehicles.

Pursuant to the Plan, executed by the Trust on behalf of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund, Acquired Fund will reduce all, or substantially all, of its assets to cash denominatedin United States currency and conveyallassets, property,and cash to Acquiring Fund in exchange solely for voting shares of beneficial interest of Acquiring Fund ("Acquiring Fund Shares") and the assumption by the Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, of all of the liabilities of Acquired Fund and the distribution of the Acquiring Fund Shares to the shareholders of Acquired Fund in complete liquidation of Acquired Fund (the "Reorganization").

In renderingour opinion, we have reviewed and relied upon: (a) the Plan, (b) the Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated July 21, 2020, (c) certain representations concerning the Reorganization made to us by the Trust, on behalf of each of the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired

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Fund in a letter dated August 21, 2020 (the “Representation Letter”), (d) all other documents, financial and other reports and corporate minutes we deemed relevant or appropriate; and (e) such statutes, regulations, rulings and decisions as we deemed material in rendering this opinion.

For purposes of this opinion, we are assuming that:

(1) each of the Contracts, and the insurance companies issuingthem, includingboth Allianz Life and Allianz Life of NY, are and, at the time of the Closing of the Reorganization, will be properly structured under the insurance company provisions of Section 817(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code");

(2) the ownership of shares in each of the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund, and public access to such Funds, satisfies the requirements and limitations set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.817-5(f), which states the look-through rule for assets held through certain investment companies, such as the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund, which are available exclusively through the purchase of a Contract; and

(3) pursuant to the investor control rules, the insurance companies issuing the Contracts, including both Allianz Life and Allianz Life of NY, and not the Contract Owners, have been and are treated for federal income tax purposes as the owners of the interests in the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund that underlie the Contracts.

No ruling has been or will be obtained from the IRS as to the subject matter of this opinion and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court of law will concur with the opinion set forth below. This opinion is conditioned upon (a) the Reorganization taking place in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Delaware and the terms of the Plan, (b) the information provided in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus referred to above, and (c) the facts and representations contained in the Representation Letter, and also the above assumptions, being true and accurate as of the closing date of the Reorganization.

Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that, for federal income tax purposes, provided that the Contracts qualify to be treated as life insurance contracts under Section 7702(a) of the Code or as annuity contracts under Section 72 of the Code, the Contract Owners will not recognize any taxable income, gains or losses as a result of the Reorganization.

Our opinion is based upon the Code, the applicable Income Tax Regulations, the

present positions of the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) as are set forth in published revenue rulings and revenue procedures, present administrative positions of the Service, and existing judicial decisions, all of which are subject to change either prospectively or

retroactively. We do not undertake to make any continuing analysis of the facts or relevant law following the date of the Reorganization.

Our opinion is conditioned upon the performance by the Trust, on behalf of the

Acquiring Fund and the Target Fund, of the undertakings in the Plan and the Representation

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Letter. Except as expressly set forth above, we express no other opinion to any party as to the tax consequences, whether federal, state, local or foreign, with respect to (i) the

Reorganization or any transaction related to or contemplated by such Reorganization (or incident thereto), (ii) the effect, if any, of the Reorganization on any other transaction and/or the effect, if any, of any such other transaction on the Reorganization or (iii) any other

transaction except the transaction consummated in accordance with the Plan and the

representations made to us. Our opinion is solely for the information and use of the addressees and may not be relied on for any purpose by any other person without our express written

consent.

We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the registration statement of each Acquiring Fund on Form N-14, and any amendments thereto, covering the registration of the Acquiring Fund Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be issued in the Reorganization.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP

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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

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