[Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company Letterhead]

September 6, 2002

VIA EDGAR

___________________________________________

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:  Separate Account VA-2L
     File No. 811-07042, CIK 0000890041
     Rule 30b2-1 Filing

Commissioners:

As required by Rule 30d-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the "Act"), Separate Account VA-2L, a unit investment trust registered under
the Act, recently mailed to its contract owners the semi-annual reports for the
following underlying management investment companies: AEGON/Transamerica Series
Fund, Inc., Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund, Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, The
Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. and Dreyfus Investment
Portfolios. This filing constitutes the filing of those reports as required by
Rule 30b2-1 under the Act.

Pursuant to Rule 30d-1 under the Act:

.   On August 26, 2002, AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. filed its
    semi-annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000778207);
.   On August 28, 2002, Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund filed its semi-annual
    report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000813383);
.   On August 21, 2002, Dreyfus Stock Index Fund filed its semi-annual report
    with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000846800);
.   On August 27, 2002, The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.,
    filed its semi-annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK:
    0000890064); and



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.   On August 28, 2002, Dreyfus Investment Portfolios filed its semi-annual
    report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0001056707).

To the extent necessary, these filings are incorporated herein by reference.

Very truly yours,

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

/s/ Frank A. Camp

Frank A. Camp
Vice President