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JAMES M. ODLAND
Counsel
Phone (612) 342-7631
Fax (612) 342-7531
May 2, 2000
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Attention: Filing Desk
RE: ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York Variable Annuity
Separate Account II
SEC File No. 333-61879
CIK No. 0001066070
Dear Sir or Madam:
In accordance with the provisions of Securities Act Rule 497(j) this letter
serves to certify that the most recent amendment to the registration statement
on Form N-4 for the above-captioned Registrant does not differ from that which
would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) of the Securities Act.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement, which was the most
recent amendment to the registration statement, was filed electronically with
the Commission on May 1, 2000 and became effective on May 1, 2000.
Sincerely,
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York Variable Annuity Separate
Account II
By: /s/ James M. Odland
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James M. Odland
Counsel
