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Aug. 13, 2026
Prospectus:  
Document Type N-6
Entity Registrant Name NEW YORK LIFE INS & ANNUITY CORP VAR UNIV LIFE SEP ACC I
Entity Central Index Key 0000906982
Entity Investment Company Type N-6
Document Period End Date Aug. 13, 2026
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Item 18. Portfolio Companies (N-6) [Text Block] Effective August 1, 2026, all references to The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC as a subadviser to the Putnam VT International Value Fund – Class IA were deleted and replaced with Templeton Asset Management Ltd.
Market Wealth Plus | Putnam VT International Value Fund - Class IA  
Item 2. Key Information [Line Items]  
Portfolio Company Subadviser [Text Block] Templeton Asset Management Ltd