Why I Built Appt Helper
Spend a single weekend refreshing the CBP scheduling portal and you'll understand the problem. I did. Then I built the fix.
Hi, I'm Roberto Guido. I'm a software engineer who's lived on both sides of the San Diego–Tijuana border, and I cross it almost every day on SENTRI. I know the border the way you can only know it from standing in it — the early mornings, the unpredictable waits, the small wins when a lane finally moves. A few years ago I needed a Global Entry interview in San Diego, and the calendar was a wall of "no availability" for months. Every time a slot did open, it vanished in seconds. I'm an engineer — I knew the problem could be solved. So I built Appt Helper. The tool watches the schedule for you and pings your phone the moment a slot appears. Maybe it's for you, so you can get to work on time. Maybe it's for your daughter on her first trusted traveler card, or for your older parent who can't sit refreshing a webpage all afternoon. Whoever it's for, the slot lands on your phone instead of disappearing into someone else's calendar. I built this because I needed it. I keep it running because the border is still broken, and small advantages shouldn't go to whoever has the fastest browser.
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If we don't find you a single bookable appointment in 60 days at the centers you selected, email us and we'll refund the full purchase. No forms, no friction, no fine print.