|   | UNITED STATES                      | OMB APPROVAL                                               |
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|   | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | OMB Number:    3235-0456               |
|   | Washington, D.C. 20549             | Expires:      March 31, 2012 |
|   |                               | Estimated average burdenhours per response . . . . . 2     |

| 1.    Name and address of issuer: Allianz Life Variable Account A5701 Golden Hills Dr.Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297                                                                                                                                         |
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| 2.    The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed (If the Form is being filed for all seriesand classes of securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or classes): Allianz Life Variable Account A   |
| 3.  Investment Company Act File Number:   811-4965 Securities Act File Number:   33-15464, 33-11158, and 333-60206                                                                                                                   |
| 4(a).Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:     December 31, 2010                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 4(b).   Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90 calendar days after the end of theissuer's fiscal year).(See Instruction A.2) Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the registration fee due.                     |
| 4(c).   Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this form.                                                                                                                                                                          |

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| 5.     | Calculation of registration fee: (i)   Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the      fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): (ii)   Aggregate price of securities redeemed or       repurchased during the fiscal year: (iii)   Aggregate price of shares redeemed or        repurchased during any prior fiscal year ending no        earlier than October 11, 1995 that were not        previously used to reduce registration fees payable        to the Commission: (iv)   Total available redemption credits [add items 5(ii) and (5iii)]:  (v)    Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)        [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]   |       $ 3,834,679     $ 7,038,941 |    $ 1,928,766          -$ 10,873,620   $                      0  |
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|   |  (vi)  Redemption credits available for use in future years        - if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item        5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   $ 8,944,854                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   |  (vii)  Multiplier for determining registration fee (See        Instruction C.9): (viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item        5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                     |         X      .0001161    = $            0.00                                                                 |
| 6.     | Prepaid Shares If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted here:      0    . If there is a number of shares or other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here:       0   .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 7.     | Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year(see Instruction D): + $             0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 8.     | Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]:  = $         0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 9.     | Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the Commission's lockbox depository:  Method of Delivery:                               Wire Transfer                              Mail or other means                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

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