Rule 24f-2 Notice
                        Liberty Variable Investment Trust
                                 File #33-59216


                                                                                                 
1.       Liberty Variable Investment Trust
         One Financial Canter
         Boston, MA 02111-2621

2.       Name of each series or class of funds for
         which this notice is filed:

	 Colonial Small Cap Value Fund, Variable Series, Classes A, B
	 Colonial Strategic Income Fund, Variable Series, Classes A, B
	 Columbia High Yield Fund, Variable Series, Classes A, B
         Columbia International Fund, Variable Series, Classes A, B
         Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund, Variable Series, Classes A, B
	 Liberty All-Star Equity Fund, Variable Series, Classes A, B
	 Liberty Equity Fund, Variable Series, Classes A, B
	 Liberty Growth & Income Fund, Variable Series, Classes A, B
	 Liberty S&P 500 Index Fund, Variable Series, Classes A, B
	 Liberty Select Value Fund, Variable Series, Classes A, B
	 Newport Tiger Fund, Variable Series, Classes A, B

3.       Investment Company Act File #                                                               811-7556

         Securities Act File Number #                                                                33-59216

4.       Last day of fiscal year for which this notice
         is filed:                                                                                   12/31/03

5.       Calculation of registration fee:

(i)        Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
           fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f):                                                    $               0.00
(ii)       Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
           repurchased during the fiscal year:                                                       $               0.00
(iii)      Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
           repurchased during any prior fiscal year ending no earlier than
           October 11, 1995 that were not previously used to reduce registration
           fees payable
           to the Commission:                                                                        $               0.00

(iv)       Total available redemption credits:                                                       $               0.00

(v)        Net sales:                                                                                $               0.00

(vi)       Redemption credits available for use in future
           years:                                                                                    $               0.00

(vii)      Multiplier for determining registration fee:                                                         0.0001267

(viii)	   Registration fee due:                                                                     $               0.00







6.       Prepaid Shares

         If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
         securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
         pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then
         report the amount of securities(number of shares or other units)
         deducted here:                                                                              0
         If there is a number of shares or other units
         that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2
         remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year
         for which this form is filed that are available
         for use by the issuer in future fiscal years,
         then state that number here:                                                                0

7.       Interest due -- if this form is being filed more
         than 90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal
         year:                                                                                       0

8.       Total of the amount of the registration fee due
         plus any interest due:                                                                      $ 0.00

9.       Date the registration fee and any interest payment
         was sent to the Commission's lockbox depository:                                            3/29/04
         Method of Payment:                                                                          NO PAYMENT DUE


         This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
         the issuer and in the capacities and on the date indicated.





                                                      By     Vicki Benjamin
                                                             Vice President
							     Chief Accounting Officer
March 29, 2004