Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
                              One Madison Avenue
                              New York, NY 10010



Via Electronic Filing
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549


Re:  Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL
     Registration No. 33-57320
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Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 101(a)(2)(i) of Regulation S-T, conveyed via EDGAR on behalf of
the Registrant for filing in accordance with Rule 497(j) under the Securities
Act of 1933 ("1933 Act"), Registrant hereby certifies that:

(1) The May 1, 2001 form of the Prospectus dated May 1, 2001 that would have
been filed pursuant to 497(b) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from
that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Registration Statement
for Separate Account UL ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 11"); and

(2) Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Registration Statement was filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2001.


Very truly yours,


/s/ Christopher P. Nicholas
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Christopher P. Nicholas
Associate General Counsel

May 1, 2001