# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001141687
**File Stem:** 0001141687-26-000005
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 4099
**Document Hash:** f551c564774dc725fcd96b080b51a72a
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001141687-26-000005.hdr.sgml**: 20260331

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001141687-26-000005

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 24F-2NT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260331

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260331

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260331

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TIAA Separate Account VLI-1
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001141687

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 24F-2NT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-151910
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26819365

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** TIAA CREF
- **STREET 2:** 730 THIRD AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10017
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2124909000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** TIAA CREF
- **STREET 2:** 730 THIRD AVNEUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10017

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** TIAA-CREF LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT VLI-1
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20010530

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### TIAA-CREF LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT VLI-1 (Series ID: S000006180)

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|  |  |
|:---|:---|
| Class Name                                                                            | Class ID   |
| Flexible Premium Universal Life Insurance Policy                                      | C000017021 |
| Last Survivor Flexible Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policy               | C000017022 |
| Intelligent Life Individual Flexible Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policy | C000017023 |
| Intelligent Life Survivorship Variable Universal Life Insurance Policy                | C000068215 |

---

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### TIAA-CREF LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT VLI-1 (Series ID: S000006180)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                                                            | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000017021 | Flexible Premium Universal Life Insurance Policy                                      |  |
| C000017022 | Last Survivor Flexible Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policy               |  |
| C000017023 | Intelligent Life Individual Flexible Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policy |  |
| C000068215 | Intelligent Life Survivorship Variable Universal Life Insurance Policy                |  |

## FORM 24F-2NT: Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

### 24F-2NT: Filer Information

**Filer CIK:** 0001141687

**Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?:** LIVE

**Filer Investment Company Type:** N-6

### 24F-2NT: Annual Filing Information

**1. Name and address of issuer:**

- **Name of Issuer:** TIAA Separate Account VLI-1

- **Address:** 730 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017

**2. The Name and EDGAR Identifier of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed:**

- [ ] Check box if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of the issuer.

**3. Investment Company Act File Number:** 811-10393

   **Securities Act File Number:** 333-151910

**4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:** 12/31/2025

**4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late:** [ ]

**4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form:** [ ]

**5. Calculation of registration fee:**

- **(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:** $37281425.00

- **(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year:** $41672600.00

- **(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during any prior fiscal year:** $2630798.00

- **(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:** $44303398.00

- **(v) Net sales:** $0.00

- **(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years:** $-7021973.00

- **(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee:** 0.0001381

- **(viii) Registration fee due:** $0.00

**Signatures**

**Name and Title:** MD Performance & Reporting, Fund Administration

**Date:** 03/31/2026

**Signature:** Geoffrey Noyes