Malaysian-French baby - citizenship question

[Sze]

Hello,

I'm Malaysian and my husband is French. Our son's birth certificate (he was born in Hungary) states that he is French, and he has a French passport.

I've been in touch with the Malaysian embassy here, and according to them, I can now apply for Malaysian citizenship. Does this translate into a Malaysian passport, or simply some kind of PR/right of abode in Malaysia since the child's mother is Malaysian?

Since the rules have changed as of 1 June 2010 (before this a Malaysian woman abroad did NOT have the right to give her child citizenship; the child had to take his father's), the embassy is uncertain about the outcome.

Can anyone who has gone through the process shed some light on this?

Cheers,
Sze

[Sze]

No one on the same boat as me then!

FYI, found this from the M'sian High Commission in the UK - http://jimlondon.net/kon-birth.html - the last row is the one of note.