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concerning extended stays (longer than 90 days) in europe, how have people dealt with the schengen visa. my understanding is that upon arrival your visa begins a rolling clock in which a person (american citizen like me) is given 90 days over a 180 day period in which they are allowed to be within a "schengen"
countries borders. if a person wishes to stay longer than this, how could they go about this (without getting a student or work visa for example.) how have people gotten around this and extended their stays. what sort of penalty applies to a person who overstays their visa? i plan on WWOOFing mostly while im over there so i would like to be able to follow the weather and not be limited to 90 days?

Hi and welcome to BnA.
There is lots of info in the Europe forum about the Schengen visa. A search will bring up great information for you.