Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
501 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

                                August 1, 2013

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:  MetLife Investors USA Insurance Company
     MetLife Investors USA Variable Life Account A
     Request For Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form N-6
     Pursuant to Rule 477 (File No. 333-131665; 811-21851)
     Accession No. 0001193125-06-023807

Commissioners:

On behalf of MetLife Investors USA Insurance Company (the "Company") and
MetLife Investors USA Variable Life Account A (the "Account"), we hereby
request that the above-referenced registration statement filed on Form N-6 be
withdrawn, pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act").

The initial registration statement was filed with the Commission on February 8,
2006. The Company has since determined to not to proceed with this offering at
this time. No securities have been sold with respect to this offering.

The Account is a registered unit investment trust under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The Account is the funding vehicle
for different variable life policies issued by the Company that are registered
separately under the 1933 Act. Therefore, the Account will maintain its
registered status under the 1940 Act.

If you have any questions concerning this request, please contact Mary Payne of
Reed Smith LLP at (202) 414-9483.

Sincerely,

MetLife Investors USA Insurance Company

By:  /s/ Robert L. Staffier, Jr.
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     Robert L. Staffier, Jr.
     Vice President



MetLife Investors USA Variable Life Account A
By:  MetLife Investors USA Insurance Company

By:  /s/ Robert L. Staffier, Jr.
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     Robert L. Staffier, Jr.
     Vice President

cc:  Mary T. Payne, Esq.
     John E. Connolly, Jr., Esq.