Staying in Europe Longer than 90 Days

How to legally stay in Europe Longer than 90 days:

Some people desire staying overseas longer than a normal travel visa will allow (90 days).
First, most of Europe is monolithic, meaning the countries have a border-free agreement allowing residents to move throughout the area without a passport. Just think of Europe as a giant country.
The 90 day visa is known as the Schengen Visa.

This shows which countries participate.

Easy Way:
Fly into a Schengen country for 90 days then visit a non-Schengen European country (UK, Ireland, Balkans, etc) for 90 days, then your clock restarts for the Schengen countries.

What about Schengen Country for 90 days?

Is it worth risking to stay as long as you want? You may raise a red flag, or you may not. Some countries are stricter than others, the southern countries are more lenient than the northern. And by lenient, I mean they won’t notice. Some consequences are getting your passport stamped with an “illegal immigrant” type of message. This forces you to notify the embassy for approval prior to entrance.

Other ways:
Study abroad
Marry an EU resident
Non-business “self employed” visa (Germany)
Some countries like France, Italy, Sweden will take long term visitors with a number of requirements with the most important being proof of employment, income, and insurance
Most risky: Fly into England and have a proof of departure (180 days later, and should be cheap). Take the train to France. There is no exit stamp in England and no entry stamp in France via the Chuttle. Basically the immigrations can’t prove you didn’t leave England on day 180.