CORRESP 1 filename1.txt CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP 111 WEST MONROE STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60603 April 25, 2014 VIA EDGAR CORRESPONDENCE ------------------------ Jamie Walter United States Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: First Trust Variable Insurance Trust (the "Trust") File Nos. 811-22652 and 333-178767 ---------------------------------------------------- Dear Ms. Walter: This letter is regarding Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 (the "Amendment") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to the Registration Statement filed on Form N-1A for First Trust Variable Insurance Trust (the "Trust") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on April 24, 2014 (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement relates to the First Trust Multi Income Allocation Portfolio (the "Fund"), a series of the Trust. The purpose of this letter is to clarify to the staff of the Commission that the requested effective date of the Amendment of May 1, 2014 was a clerical error and should have been April 24, 2014. Please call me at (312) 845-3484 if you have any questions or issues you would like to discuss regarding these matters. Sincerely yours, CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP By: /s/ Morrison C. Warren ------------------------- Morrison C. Warren