US citizen denied entry twice.... (I have a passport), what to do?

[DeniedEntry]

This seems rather ridiculous but I'll try to shorten this story.  Friend and I are both self employed through the internet and only graduated college like a year or two ago so we live at home with our parents.  We wanted to go to Canada for 2 months to live there to get some traveling in and figured that since you are allowed to go to Canada for up to 180 days without a visa just using passport that it would be no problem.  We drive up there and answer the questions and provide all sorts of documentation the best we could, but long story short are rejected for not having proof of employment or any utility bills back at home showing a need to go back home. Due to our situations in life right now we just don't have those to provide because of being self employed online and not owning a house.  I then decided to try again a week later because I talked to some people who all agreed the problem was saying that I was going to stay for 2 months, so the second time around I just said I was going to stay for 2-3 days and ended up going through the same process and being denied for the same reason.  What are my options here, what's going on, and what should I do?  Would getting a visitor visa or something even help even though a visa isn't required anyway to go to Canada?  Could I get a workers visa?  What are my options here and is this common?  Felt rather ridiculous to me.

[DeniedEntry]

anyone?

[GK]

If you have been dinied twice chances are your visitors visa will be rejected unless you can provide CIC with the documents/proof they are asking for

[kyu010170]

What are my options here, what's going on, and what should I do?    Could I get a workers visa?  What are my options here and is this common?  Felt rather ridiculous to me.

I am sure you were asked questions at the border and from your answers maybe the immigration officer sensed that you wanted to stay and find a job in Canada.  Since  you were applying as visitors I imagined they denied your entry because of the inconsistencies with your declarations to them as opposed to what they sensed were your real intentions --- i.e. find a job.

If you really want to get a worker's visa, you must first find an employer willing to sponsor you.  Everything you will need to make a successful application is on www.cic.gc.ca.  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/index.asp.

[DeniedEntry]

No I don't want to really get a workers visa because I'm not interested in working there at all.  All I am asking is what on earth I'm supposed to do if I want to go to Canada?  I HAVE NO INTEREST IN STAYING THERE LONG TERM TO WORK, all my family is in the USA and I am self employed and showed them plenty of money in the bank that would show that I wouldn't even need to work for the next decade if I don't want to.  I don't have a "job" here in the USA since I'm self employed so what exactly should I do?  I was going to stop by the Canadian Embassy in DC to talk to them.

[DeniedEntry]

Also want to note that the frustrated tone of my message isn't directed at anyone here trying to help me out lol, mainly to the ridiculousness of the whole thing.  I appreciate any help.

[Leon]

You can try applying for a visit visa or apply for a nexus card.

[MARLENA]

Nexus card what's that for????

[Leon]

Google is your friend: http://www.google.com/search?q=nexus+card

[MARLENA]

but he still has to satisfy the eligibility criteria which he doesn't have based on his 2 visa refusal.