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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

May 5, 2017

VIA EDGAR

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

Re:  Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
     Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL
     File Nos. 033-91226 and 811-06025
     (MetLife Group Variable Universal Life)
     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 Prospectus dated May 1, 2017 and Statement of Additional Information
("SAI") dated May 1, 2017 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 Prospectus and SAI
contained in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 for the Account filed
electronically with the Commission on April 14, 2017.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (617) 578-2053.

Sincerely,

/s/ John M. Richards

John M. Richards
Assistant General Counsel