Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

                                                    September 8, 2017

VIA EDGAR

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

Re:  Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL
     File No. 811-06025

Commissioners:

Semi-Annual Reports dated June 30, 2017 of the underlying funds are incorporated
herein by reference as the reports transmitted to policyowners of the
Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
pursuant to Rule 30b2-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and are listed
as follows:

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain portfolios of AB Variable Products Series
Fund, Inc. are incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No.
0000825316, File No. 811-05398.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain portfolios of AIM Variable Insurance Funds
(Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) are incorporated by reference as filed on
Form N-CSRS, CIK No. 0000896435, File No. 811-07452.

The Semi-Annual Report for the VP Capital Appreciation Fund of American Century
Variable Portfolios, Inc. is incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS,
CIK No. 0000814680, File No. 811-05188.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain series of American Funds Insurance Series(R)
are incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No. 0000729528, File
No. 811-03857.

The Semi-Annual Report for the International Value Portfolio of Dreyfus Variable
Investment Fund is incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No.
0000813383, File No. 811-05125.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain portfolios of Variable Insurance Products
Fund are incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No. 0000356494,
File No. 811-03329.

The Semi-Annual Report for the Contrafund(R) Portfolio of Variable Insurance
Products Fund II is incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No.
0000831016, File No. 811-05511.

The Semi-Annual Report for the Mid Cap Portfolio of Variable Insurance Products
Fund III is incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No.
0000927384, File No. 811-07205.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain portfolios of Variable Insurance Products
Fund V are incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No.
0000823535, File No. 811-05361.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain series of Franklin Templeton Variable
Insurance Products Trust are incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS,
CIK No. 0000837274, File No. 811-05583.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain portfolios of Goldman Sachs Variable
Insurance Trust are incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No.
0001046292, File No. 811-08361.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain portfolios of Janus Aspen Series are
incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No. 0000906185, File No.
811-07736.



The Semi-Annual Reports for certain portfolios of Brighthouse Funds Trust I are
incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No. 0001126087, File No.
811-10183.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain portfolios of Brighthouse Funds Trust II are
incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No. 0000710826, File No.
811-03618.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain series of MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust
are incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No. 0000918571, File
No. 811-08326.

The Semi-Annual Report for the MFS(R) High Yield Portfolio of MFS(R) Variable
Insurance Trust II is incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No.
0000719269, File No. 811-03732.

The Semi-Annual Report for the Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund(R)/VA of
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds is incorporated by reference as filed on Form
N-CSRS, CIK No. 0000752737, File No. 811-04108.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain portfolios of PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
are incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No. 0001047304, File
No. 811-08399.

The Semi-Annual Report for the Pioneer Mid Cap Value VCT Portfolio of Pioneer
Variable Contracts Trust is incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS,
CIK No. 0000930709, File No. 811-08786.

The Semi-Annual Report for Putnam VT International Value Fund of Putnam Variable
Trust is incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No. 000822671,
File No. 811-05346.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain series of Royce Capital Fund are
incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No. 0001006387, File No.
811-07537.

The Semi-Annual Reports for certain portfolios of The Universal Institutional
Funds, Inc. are incorporated by reference as filed on Form N-CSRS, CIK No.
0001011378, File No. 811-07607.

The Semi-Annual Report for the 1919 Variable Socially Responsive Balanced Fund
of Trust for Advised Portfolios is incorporated by reference as filed on Form
N-CSRS, CIK 0001261788, File No. 811-21422.

If you have any questions, please contact Kathleen Wallace at 212-578-9034.