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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GTLzf7qlQJjTrjUv/tKg/OyMJYa2SAQwnVbzN0n7vdxp+L1TqSg8zDsdKRtbO8kD Y6/qVncJg3wbB6J4yFVInw== 0000803401-08-000008.txt : 20080502 0000803401-08-000008.hdr.sgml : 20080502 20080502105439 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000803401-08-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080502 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080502 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080502 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VARIABLE ACCOUNT A AMERICAN INTL LIFE ASSUR CO OF NEW YORK CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000803401 IRS NUMBER: 136101875 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-63412 FILM NUMBER: 08797199 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE ALICO PLAZA STREET 2: 600 KING STREET CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19801 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-770-7000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 80 PINE STREET STREET 2: 13TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10270 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIG LIFE INSURANCE CO VARIABLE ACCOUNT A/NY DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AIG VARIABLE ACCOUNT A DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19871026

0000803401 S000000580 VARIABLE ACCOUNT A AMERICAN INTL LIFE ASSUR CO OF NEW YORK

C000001631 AI Life Group Immediate VA Contract (Retirement Gold-AGE) (333-63412 Form N-4) Contract No. 21GVIA1000

C000001632 AI Life Group Immediate VA Contract (Retirement Gold-RET) (333-63412 Form N-4) Contract No. 21GVIA1000

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[LOGO OF AIG(R) AMERICAN GENERAL]
2929 Allen Parkway (A30-25), Houston, Texas 77019

                                                                                                                              Lauren W. Jones
                                                                                                                              Deputy General Counsel
                                                                                                                              Direct Line (713) 831-8470
                                                                                                                              FAX (713) 620-3878
                                                                                                                              E-mail: Laurie_Jones@aigag.com

                                                                            May 2, 2008

BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:	American International Life Assurance Company of New York ("AI Life") and American International Life Assurance Company of New York Variable Account A ("Registrant") Product: Group Immediate Variable Annuity Contract - Retirement Gold File No. 333-63412 and No. 811-04865 CIK No. 0000803401

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

As Deputy General Counsel of American General Life Companies, LLC and counsel to AI Life, as the depositor for the Registrant and on behalf of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act"), Registrant has elected to file the certification set out below in lieu of electronically filing definitive copies of the prospectus and statement of additional information contained in its most recent amendment to its Form N-4 Registration Statement ("Amendment"), as required by Rule 497(c) under the 1933 Act and as provided by Rule 309(b) of Regulation S-T.

Registrant hereby certifies that:

(1)

The form of prospectus and statement of additional information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 under the 1933 Act following the filing of the Amendment would not have been different from that contained in the Amendment, and

(2)

The Amendment, which is designated as Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 under the 1933 Act and as Amendment No. 91 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, was filed electronically on April 30, 2008.

            Please direct any inquiry regarding the foregoing to the undersigned at (713) 831-8470.

                                                                          Very truly yours,

                                                                           LAUREN W. JONES

                                              American General Life Companies, LLC
                                                        2929 Allen Parkway . Houston, TX 77019

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(1)	The form of prospectus and statement of additional information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 under the 1933 Act following the filing of the Amendment would not have been different from that contained in the Amendment, and
(2)	The Amendment, which is designated as Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 under the 1933 Act and as Amendment No. 91 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, was filed electronically on April 30, 2008.