Can I Stay in Europe for 6 Months? No, if your Schengen visa is valid for a duration of 90 days, you cannot stay in Europe for 6 months. You can stay up to 90 days within a 180-day period, which people consider a “six-month” period, but your visa is still valid for only 90 days.
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To stay longer than 90 days, you must have a visa. Apply for a visa through the embassy of the country where you will spend most of your time.
The Schengen law states that you can't stay in the Schengen Area for more than 90 days. If you do, you're subject to a fine and possibly deportation and being banned from re-entering the Schengen Area. How that rule is enforced, though, varies greatly from one country to another.
The 90-day limit refers to the maximum cumulative duration of your stay within any 180-day period. It does not require you to stay continuously for the full 90 days. This means that you can stay for a few days, then leave the Schengen area and enter again, as long as you don't overstay 90 days within a 180-day period.
If you are a non-EEA national (including British) and wish to stay in Spain for longer than 90 days, you will need a visa. You should apply for the visa that suits your purpose from a Spanish Consulate in your home country.
The short-stay visa only allows you to reside in Spain for up to 90 days at a time out of every 180 days, or a maximum of around 180 days a year. This is fine if your trips will be no longer than three months at a time, no more than twice a year.