SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

         NOTIFICATION OF REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 23c-2
                    UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

                 VAN KAMPEN ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST II
                   522 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036

                        SECURITIES ACT FILE NO. 33-65834
                    INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NO. 811-07868


         The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby
notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that it
intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in
accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, and states that it is filing this notice with the
Commission pursuant to permission granted by the Commission staff fewer than 30
days prior to the date for the redemption.

   (1) Title of the class of Securities to be redeemed:

           Auction Preferred Shares, par value of $0.01 per share, liquidation
           preference of $25,000 per share ("APS"), Series A, Series B, Series
           C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H, Series I and
           Series J.

   (2) Date on which the securities may be called or redeemed:

           The APS will be redeemed for each series on the following dates:

                   Series A on May  22, 2009
                   Series B on May  25, 2009
                   Series C on May  22, 2009
                   Series D on May  21, 2009
                   Series E on May  22, 2009
                   Series F on May  20, 2009
                   Series G on June 29, 2009
                   Series H on June 23, 2009
                   Series I on July  6, 2009
                   Series J on May  19, 2009

   (3) Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the
       securities are to be redeemed:

           APS are to be redeemed in accordance with Section 3 of the
           Certificate of Vote of Trustees Establishing Ten Series of Preferred
           Shares.




   (4) The principal amount or number of shares and the basis upon which the
       securities to be redeemed are to be selected:

           Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II intends to redeem the
following:

                    80 outstanding shares of Series A APS
                    80 outstanding shares of Series B APS
                    80 outstanding shares of Series C APS
                    80 outstanding shares of Series D APS
                    70 outstanding shares of Series E APS
                   100 outstanding shares of Series F APS
                   100 outstanding shares of Series G APS
                   100 outstanding shares of Series H APS
                   100 outstanding shares of Series I APS
                    50 outstanding shares of Series J APS

           Such redemption of each series of shares of outstanding APS shall
be effected pro rata.

           Please note that this notice serves only to disclose a proposed
redemption of each of the APS series.

                                    Signature

           Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 23c-2, Van Kampen Advantage
Municipal Income Trust II has duly caused this Notification of Redemption of
Securities pursuant to Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereto duly authorized in the State of
New York on this 28th day of April, 2009.

                                  Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II

                                  By: /s/ Lou Anne McInnis
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                                     Name:  Lou Anne McInnis
                                     Title: Assistant Secretary