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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, DC 20549

RE:  Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
     Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL
     File Nos. 033-57320 and 811-06025
     (MetFlex Flexible Premium Variable 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 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 does
not differ from the SAI contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 for the
Account filed electronically with the Commission on April 14, 2017.

Please call the undersigned at (617) 578-2053 with any questions.

Sincerely yours,

/s/ John M. Richards

John M. Richards
Assistant General Counsel