Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.
                                    Two International Place
                                    Boston, MA 02110


                                    May 2, 2008


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20549


RE:      DWS Variable Series II (the "Fund") (Reg. Nos. 33-11802 and 811-5002)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Trust hereby certifies that the form of Prospectuses and Statements of
Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund pursuant
to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 to the
Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Amendment"), does not differ
from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such
Registration Statement and was filed electronically on May 1, 2008.

         Please direct any comments or questions on this filing to the
undersigned at 617-295-2565.


                                   Very truly yours,


                                   /s/Caroline Pearson
                                   Caroline Pearson, Esq.,
                                   Managing Director
                                   Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.








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