New England Life Insurance Company

11225 North Community House Road

Charlotte, NC 28277

May 1, 2024

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Members of the Commission:

On behalf of New England Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) and New England Variable Life Separate Account (the “Account”), I hereby certify, pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, that the form of Prospectus Supplement, dated April 29, 2024, being used for certain variable life insurance policies offered by the Company through the Account and otherwise required to be filed under paragraph (b) of Rule 497 does not differ from the Prospectus Supplement contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 for the Account filed with the Commission on April 24, 2024.

If you have any questions, please call the undersigned at (980) 949-5089.