MORGAN STANLEY VARIABLE INVESTMENT SERIES
                   1221 Avenue of the Americas
                    New York, New York 10020

                                   May 6, 2003



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549


Re:       Morgan Stanley Variable Investment Series
          File Number 2-82510


Dear Sir or Madam:

      On behalf of the Registrant, the undersigned certifies that
the  form  of  Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
that  would have been filed under Section 497(c) would  not  have
differed  from  those contained in the text of  the  Registrant's
most  recent registration statement that was filed electronically
via  EDGAR with the Securities and Exchange Commission  on  April
29, 2003.

                                   Very truly yours,
                                    /s/ Carsten Otto
                                   Carsten Otto
                                   Assistant Secretary



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  Barry Fink