[Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company]

March 15, 2004

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 annual reports for the following underlying management investment companies: AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc., Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund, Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc., 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 March 4, 2004, AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000778207);

• On February 24, 2004, Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000813383);

• On March 2, 2004, Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc. filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000846800);

• On March 1, 2004, The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc., filed its annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000890064); and

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• On March 3, 2004, Dreyfus Investment Portfolios filed its 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/    Brenda D. Sneed

Brenda D. Sneed

Assistant General Counsel