VOYA LETTERHEAD

LAW / PRODUCT FILING UNIT
ONE ORANGE WAY, C2S
WINDSOR, CT 06095-4774

PETER M. SCAVONGELLI

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR COUNSEL

PHONE:  (860) 580-1631  |  EMAIL:  PETER.SCAVONGELLI@VOYA.COM

May 1, 2019

BY EDGARLINK

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

Attention: Filing Desk

Re: Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company and its Variable Annuity Account C Prospectus Title:  Multiple Sponsored Retirement Options File Nos.:  333-01107^* and 811-02513 Rule 497(j) Filing

Ladies and Gentlemen:

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

·The form of Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement 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 23, 2019.

If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the undersigned at 860-580-1631.

Sincerely,

/s/ Peter M. Scavongelli

Peter M. Scavongelli

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^*   Pursuant to Rule 429(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant has included a combined prospectus under this Registration Statement which includes all the information which would currently be required in a prospectus relating to the securities covered by the following earlier Registration Statements: 33-88720, 33-75964 (which had included a combined prospectus for earlier Registration Statements: 33-75958, 33-75960, and 33-75994); 33-75986 (which had included a combined prospectus for earlier Registration Statements: 33-75970, 33-75954, and 33-75956); 33-75982 (which had included a combined prospectus for earlier Registration Statements: 33-75986, 33-75966, 33-75990, and the individual deferred compensation contracts covered by Registration Statement No. 33-75992); and 33-91846 (which had included a combined prospectus for earlier Registration Statement: 33-75976).