Prospectus Certification by Investment Company - Form 497J

BR Variable Series

May 1, 2024

VIA ELECTRONIC FILING

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Division of Investment Management

RE: BlackRock 60/40 Target Allocation ETF V.I. Fund, BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Core V.I. Fund, BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Value V.I. Fund, BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap V.I. Fund, BlackRock Basic Value V.I. Fund, BlackRock Capital Appreciation V.I. Fund, BlackRock Equity Dividend V.I. Fund, BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund, BlackRock Government Money Market V.I. Fund, BlackRock International Index V.I. Fund, BlackRock International V.I. Fund, BlackRock Large Cap Focus Growth V.I. Fund, BlackRock Managed Volatility V.I. Fund, BlackRock S&P 500 Index V.I. Fund and BlackRock Small Cap Index V.I. Fund, each a series of BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 115 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A

(Securities Act File No. 002-74452, Investment Company Act File No. 811-03290)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. (the "Registrant"), on behalf of each of its series BlackRock 60/40 Target Allocation ETF V.I. Fund, BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Core V.I. Fund, BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Value V.I. Fund, BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap V.I. Fund, BlackRock Basic Value V.I. Fund, BlackRock Capital Appreciation V.I. Fund, BlackRock Equity Dividend V.I. Fund, BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund, BlackRock Government Money Market V.I. Fund, BlackRock International Index V.I. Fund, BlackRock International V.I. Fund, BlackRock Large Cap Focus Growth V.I. Fund, BlackRock Managed Volatility V.I. Fund, BlackRock S&P 500 Index V.I. Fund and BlackRock Small Cap Index V.I. Fund (together, the "Funds"), hereby certifies that:

(1) the form of Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 115 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant with respect to the Funds; and

(2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of the Registrant with respect to the Funds was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2024.

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