CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection  with  the   Certified  Shareholder  Report  of   Registered
Management Investment Companies of The Merger Fund VL (the "Fund") on Form N-CSR
for the period ended  June 30, 2004  as filed with  the Securities and  Exchange
Commission (the  "Report"),  I,  Frederick W.  Green,  President  of  the  Fund,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section  906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies  with the requirements  of section 13(a)  or
     15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information  contained  in  the Report  fairly  presents,  in  all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Fund.

                           By:/s/ Frederick W. Green
                              ----------------------
                              Frederick W. Green
                              President

                        Dated:   August 25, 2004
                              ----------------------

A signed original  of this written  statement required by  Section 906 has  been
provided to the  Fund and  will be retained  by the  Fund and  furnished to  the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection  with  the   Certified  Shareholder  Report  of   Registered
Management Investment Companies of The Merger Fund VL (the "Fund") on Form N-CSR
for the period ended  June 30, 2004  as filed with  the Securities and  Exchange
Commission (the "Report"), I, Bonnie L.  Smith, Treasurer of the Fund,  certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section  1350, as adopted pursuant  to Section 906 of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies  with the requirements  of section 13(a)  or
     15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information  contained  in  the Report  fairly  presents,  in  all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Fund.

                             By:/s/ Bonnie L. Smith
                                -------------------
                                Bonnie L. Smith
                                Treasurer

                        Dated:    August 25, 2004
                                -------------------

A signed original  of this written  statement required by  Section 906 has  been
provided to the  Fund and  will be retained  by the  Fund and  furnished to  the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.