Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
501 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116

                                         May 6, 2011

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549

      Re:   Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL
            File No. 333-147508 (Equity Advantage VUL)
            Rule 497(j) Certification

Commissioners:

      On behalf of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (the "Company") and
Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL (the "Account"), I hereby certify,
pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, that the
form of Supplement and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") being used
for certain variable life insurance policies offered by the Company through the
Account and otherwise required to be filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 do
not differ from the Supplement and SAI for that product contained in the
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 for the Account filed electronically with the
Commission on April 14, 2011.

      If you have any questions, please contact me at (617) 578-3031.

                                            Sincerely,

                                            /s/ John E. Connolly, Jr.

                                            John E. Connolly, Jr.
                                            Assistant General Counsel
                                            Metropolitan Life Insurance Company