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|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| May 3, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission

Judiciary Plaza

450 Fifth Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20549

Attention: File Room

Re:	Variable Insurance Products Fund II (the trust):
	Contrafund Portfolio (the fund)
	File Nos. 33-20773 and 811-5511

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 is certification that the prospectus with respect to the above referenced fund does not differ from that filed in the most recent post-effective amendment, which was filed electronically.

||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||	Very truly yours,
	/s/Eric D. Roiter
	Eric D. Roiter
	Secretary