CERTIFICATION
I, Karla M. Rabusch, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Wells Fargo Advantage
Variable Trust Asset Allocation Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust
Equity Income Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust C&B Large Cap Value
Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust Discovery Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage
Variable Trust Large Company Core Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust
International Core Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust Large Company
Growth Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust Money Market Fund, Wells Fargo
Advantage Variable Trust Multi Cap Value Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable
Trust Opportunity Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust Small Cap Growth
Fund, and the Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust Total Return Bond Fund;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash
flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash
flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a
date within 90 days prior to the filing of this report based on such
evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
controls over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second
fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report
financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls over financial reporting.
Date: February 21, 2006
/s/ Karla M. Rabusch
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Karla M. Rabusch
President
Wells Fargo Variable Trust
CERTIFICATION
I, A. Erdem Cimen, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Wells Fargo Advantage
Variable Trust Asset Allocation Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust
Equity Income Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust C&B Large Cap Value
Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust Discovery Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage
Variable Trust Large Company Core Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust
International Core Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust Large Company
Growth Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust Money Market Fund, Wells Fargo
Advantage Variable Trust Multi Cap Value Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable
Trust Opportunity Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust Small Cap Growth
Fund, and the Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust Total Return Bond Fund;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash
flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash
flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a
date within 90 days prior to the filing of this report based on such
evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
controls over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second
fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize, and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls over financial reporting.
Date: February 21, 2006
/s/ A. Erdem Cimen
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A. Erdem Cimen
Treasurer
Wells Fargo Variable Trust