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BRIAN H. BUCKLEY

SENIOR COUNSEL

PHONE: (860) 580-2810  |  EMAIL:  BRIAN.BUCKLEY@VOYA.COM

May 5, 2016

BY EDGARLINK

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

Re: Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company and its Variable Annuity Account B
Prospectus Title:  Voya Variable Annuity
File Nos.:  333-56297 and 811-02513
Rule 497(j) Filing

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company and its Variable Annuity Account B, we hereby certify pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that:

·The form of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) would not have differed from that contained in the most recent post-effective amendment to the above-referenced Registration Statement; and

·The text of the most recent post-effective amendment to the above-referenced Registration Statement was filed electronically by EDGARLink on April 25, 2016.

If you have any questions, please call the undersigned at 860-580-2810.

Sincerely,

/s/ Brian H. Buckley

Brian H. Buckley

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