Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

                                   May 5, 2010

VIA EDGAR

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

     Re:   Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL
           File No. 333-40161 (Equity Options)
           Rule 497(j) Certification
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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 Prospectus 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 does not differ from the Prospectus Supplement and SAI for that product
contained in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 for the Account filed
electronically with the Commission on April 16, 2010.

     If you have any questions, please contact me at (617) 578-2710.

                                                     Sincerely,

                                                     /s/ Gina C. Sandonato
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                                                     Gina C. Sandonato, Esq.
                                                     Senior Counsel