CONSENT OF CLIFFORD CHANCE US LLP

We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Fund Counsel"
in the Statement of Additional Information comprising a part of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 38 to the Form N-1A Registration Statement of Morgan Stanley
Variable Investment Series, File No. 2-82510.  We do not thereby admit that we
are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of
the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder.

/s/ Clifford Chance US LLP
New York, New York
April 19, 2006